How come since 2015 the web is all politics and shopping now?

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[–]Tophat123 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Been online since the 90s, I can say with absolute certainty that politics was rarely ever discussed. You would think it would be a major subject given 9 11 and everything controversial that came after it.

In fact, the internet then was so benign that the stereotype then was anyone who uses it often used it to argue inane matters in comics and such.

These days, politics is EVERYWHERE and is practically unavoidable.

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I have never before seen the sort of extremism I do now.

However, I remember arguing desperately and passionately against George W. Bush in general and specifically the Iraq and Afghanistan wars online. A lot of people knew then it was bullshit but the common person didn't want to hear it.

I used to be more into politics so that's what I used to do online, but now I avoid it generally.

the internet then was so benign

I have a different experience, I think about those times as the Internet's Wild West. For instance, it was accepted that "Op is a faggot" because "Op is always a faggot." It was like 4chan but with less incels, autism and green text.

politics is EVERYWHERE and is practically unavoidable.

I read everything here, so I see politics obviously, but on Reddit I don't have too much of a problem avoiding it. There are some major subs you have to avoid though.

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The sad thing is both camps are wrong. What actually occurred was the nuclear warheads were shipped off in pieces to Syria as Bush kept delaying the invasion of Iraq for almost a year. He kept sayin he was going to do it then didn't do it then practically told our enemies when the invasion was going to take place. Yeah we're going to find 'illegal weapons' after we broadcast our intentions loud and clear to the enemy so they can have time to..........