chrisp
As we approach the election, the Silver Bulletin comments section seems more and more Trumpy. Any ideas why? I liked it better around here where the comments were jokes and data nerd talk.
Calvin P
Part of it is that Trump's strategy is to convince everyone he's winning. That motivates his voters and demotivates Democrats (people want to be on the winning team). It also helps him claim fraud if he loses.
There are a few users I recognize here who argue vigorously, but as far as I can tell honestly, that Trump will win (Slaw is one of them). I enjoy arguing with those users, probably more than is good for my mental health. Then there's a bunch of users I don't recognize who started showing up recently to brag about how Trump is going to win. I mostly don't engage with them.
Charles Ryder
Right wing people are more argumentative. They simply enjoy it more. It's a personality trait, I believe. This tends to gradually nudge many online opinion fora to the right, until a tipping point is reached, and the non-right presence collapses. We've seen this on different platforms (Disqus, Twitter, Podcasts, etc).