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Funny, to me it's kind of the opposite - we need to give diversified environments where people can feel welcome, not trying to jam everyone into one big "community" which is anything but.
I think that's what was great about the forum and personal website era. If you wanted a place where you can use edgy language and spend your time shitting on things, there's a website you could go to. Unicorns and hopeposting are over here. Nerds and geeks are over there.
That doesn't mean segregating and creating ideology bubbles. Everyone can visit and be part of any, and can stay well away from the ones you know you don't like. Take /b/ for example: it is famous for having a certain demographic, and if you don't want to see it, you simply don't go there. It's not in your face, they're happy about not having "normies" there, you're happy about not having them in your digital home, every one wins. And if you're ever in a certain mood and would like to venture in the woods, it's there.
The same set of rules can't fit all the possible users, purposes, times, etc. And although I also subscribed to the thought bubble theory , the counterargument that it's actually the opposite - the lack of "social glue" between participants in discussions, made a lot of sense to me.
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