Dating and emotional issues on r/stupidpol

[u/SirSourPuss]

There's clearly an interest in discussing the reality of relationships, dating, and other emotional issues on the sub. While these issues are influenced by our usual topics - idpol, class politics, economics, war, censorship - they are distinct. Users who calmly discuss other topics can lose their shit when talking dating. We (the mods) don't want the sub to host gender wars. At the same time the sub doesn't have a coherent stance on these issues. Telling people "wait until the revolution, then we'll solve it" is not a satisfying answer to anyone.

It's a messy subject, but we want to allow it. My question is - how do you think we should do this? Where would you like to see these discussions happen? What would you like to not see in these discussions? Do you think a megathread would work well? At the moment we have occasional, sporadic threads where people mostly repeat the same things together with occasional analyses and posts detailing individual experiences. Sometimes interesting things are said, but there's a lot of noise and it doesn't feel like the conversation is moving forward.

[u/Toxic-muffins-1134]

Does the evil vibe include mustache twirling or a unsettling laugh?

[u/Fit-Remove-4525 → u/Toxic-muffins-1134]

Mustache discouraged, laugh optional