[brewdad]

I think this is a reflection of the culture at large, online and off, where so many argue in bad faith or refuse to accept basic facts as true.

In online communities where so many are anonymous or psuedo-anonymous, it becomes easier and more mentally healthy to downvote an opposing position than to reply with a well reasoned response only to find out your dealing with a bot or someone who insists the sky is green.

I'm not sure how we fix this, though the signal to noise ratio is higher here than many other sites, so I keep coming back.