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Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss
I think Board animosity is more a product of certain people and/or topics than a sign of the times. I can think of several idiots, most of whom are no longer on this site, who stirred the pot regularly and created arguments and heated posts. Things tend to calm down for a while once the idiot du jour is booted, but then, inevitably, one or more people step into the role, rinse/repeat.
Alternatively, if its not one or more pot-stirers, its a certain topic that gets people fired up. Covid/vaccination/masks, etc is a topic that never ends well. PWCC and PSA-specific threads tend to get people's goat, especially if there is a big defender/supporter of either.
No clue what Facebook groups are like, so I cant comment there - I am not on social media and proud to say I have never once "liked" or "followed" or "tweeted/retweeted" anything.
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Couldn't agree more with the parts I made bold. I am probably on many peoples list as one of those idiots. I just couldn't believe almost nobody cared how corrupt the hobby is so I made a lot of posts about it. Then I realized screw those getting screwed because they don't care so I shouldn't care what they do. Now I avoid that stuff and do enjoy the board a lot more.
As a collector I have moved from mainly cards to more memorabilia because of the prices. In the stuff I collect the memorabilia did not have as huge of price increases.