Why would a big driver behind LW’s appeal be sexism?
I don’t think this currently is true for LW myself, but if a space casually has, say, sexist or racist stuff in it, people looking can be like “oh thank god, a place I can say what I really think [that is sexist or racist] without political correctness stopping me” and then that becomes a selling point for people who want to talk about sexist or racist stuff. Suspect the commenter means something like this.
I don’t think this currently is true for LW myself, but if a space casually has, say, sexist or racist stuff in it, people looking can be like “oh thank god, a place I can say what I really think [that is sexist or racist] without political correctness stopping me” and then that becomes a selling point for people who want to talk about sexist or racist stuff. Suspect the commenter means something like this.
Thanks. That does seem like the most likely interpretation.