Quote - Seasonal and economic explanations can cover part of this.  I note that post counts overall seem to be down at this forum... and all the others I frequent, not all of them Poser-related.  The combative tone seems to be intensified at all of those forums, too, except where moderators are so strict that nothing of substance can be discussed.

^This

I'm active in quite a few other forums, and the level of personal drama can sometimes get extraordinarily high. This place is tame in comparison to some of the gaming sites out there.

There are probably a whole lot of factors involved. The crappy economy, which even as it is slowly improving, still ruined the life/retirement savings of a great many people who will probably never recover from its effects. A new generation of people who have grown up online and operate by a somewhat different set of assumptions about the way people communicate through text. A social/political environment that encourages polarization. Digital overload, the tyranny of our devices, and the resulting stress.

In the end, even as our tolerance for each other and for the differences among us improves with every generation, everyone these days, offline and on, seems a little less patient and a little more judgmental about the small things.

Anyway, great OP, btw. applauds

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