It seems my original comment was unclear: I didn’t mean to demand that everyone shut up about soft topics.
For what that’s worth, I didn’t understand your comment that way. I merely wanted to point out the inherent tension between the public and inviting nature of the forum and your vision of the goals it should ideally achieve.
cousin_it:
For what that’s worth, I didn’t understand your comment that way. I merely wanted to point out the inherent tension between the public and inviting nature of the forum and your vision of the goals it should ideally achieve.