@matana I do not talk politics with normies anymore. It never ends well in any sort of environment run by someone that evidently restricts freedom of speech when it suits them.

Another example: I've been told to be more respectful to other users simply because the administrator seems mentally incapable of understanding the sarcastic undertones and mistakes the friendly banter for what it never was.

Further, I wouldn't say that a larger group ends up divided but I noticed that it's very common that people do not engage in conversation anymore. Lot's of discords are dying because of it. New users join and just lurk but there is no serious discussion to be fun if it's not about a specific interest it'll die down eventually.