Well said. My experience is a lot like yours. I’ve been pretty left-aligned throughout my adult life despite the madness.

I lurked on TIA occasionally starting in 2013 or so, but only became an active member in 2018. It made me feel like I wasn’t alone as all of my friends in our local arts scene started to slide into the worst type of woke ideology. I’m frankly not optimistic about SaidIt for a few reasons but I hope I’m wrong.