A follow-up question: Does EA bring out the best in me… compared to what?
I’m active (probably way too active!) on Twitter (aka ‘X’). Which brings out the better me—Twitter or EA Forum? Almost certainly EA Forum does.
Twitter tends to make me disagreeable, reactive, ornery, partisan, angry, outraged, attention-seeking. EA Forum tends to make me calmer, smarter, more open-minded, more respectful, more intellectually serious, more likely to steelman opposing views, etc.
So, as a subculture (or at least as a social media platform), EA (and EA Forum) seem way better than Twitter/X or most other social media platforms or subcultures.
I think analogous arguments could be made for EA Forum bringing out better versions of us than Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, etc.
Is EA perfect as a subculture? Nope. But it’s one of the best subcultures I’ve ever been involved with, and it brings out more of my best than most others do.
Fascinating question.
A follow-up question: Does EA bring out the best in me… compared to what?
I’m active (probably way too active!) on Twitter (aka ‘X’). Which brings out the better me—Twitter or EA Forum? Almost certainly EA Forum does.
Twitter tends to make me disagreeable, reactive, ornery, partisan, angry, outraged, attention-seeking. EA Forum tends to make me calmer, smarter, more open-minded, more respectful, more intellectually serious, more likely to steelman opposing views, etc.
So, as a subculture (or at least as a social media platform), EA (and EA Forum) seem way better than Twitter/X or most other social media platforms or subcultures.
I think analogous arguments could be made for EA Forum bringing out better versions of us than Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, etc.
Is EA perfect as a subculture? Nope. But it’s one of the best subcultures I’ve ever been involved with, and it brings out more of my best than most others do.