I'm reading your points and it strikes me that although I feel very differently now-- this actually was pretty similar to what my position used to be, wayyyyy back before I ever got into this.

Let me try to meet you where you are at: I agree there is a similarity between GC and TQ in terms of how fervent they are. Both camps seem pretty damn committed to their positions.

But-- let's keep reality in mind here. You say this:

and then find groups like gendercritical, which are often just as stupid but in a different way.

...but the reality is, one side, TQ, has a warped ideology that is riddled with logical inconsistencies, suppression of scientific evidence, and is used to perpetrate child abuse and violence (rape, forced SRS in some countries, etc.) on the daily.

Now, I'm not a radfem and I'm not about to give you a pitch on why to join GC. But-- apart from being rather zealous on the internet, and some being quite negative especially about men (and I totally agree that is worth addressing, see my other comment reply)-- what is GC doing that makes them "as stupid but in a different way" as TQ?

Like, we've got 1. institutionalized child abuse + doxxing on the regular and god knows what else, vs. 2. being an asshole on an online forum. Those are not equivalent, lol. And I could be wrong but it doesn't seem to me like GC is being harmful in this sub.

edit: Also, while I am still personally wary of the GC sub, the GC people I have encountered on this sub all seem pretty polite. Maybe I am not noticing comments directed at men as much, but that is just my perspective.