Has Kiwi Farms changed any of your perspectives?

[Midlife Sperglord]

I became a lot more moderate politically since I started posted here, oddly because there is more civil political talk here than anywhere else I have seen on the Internet.

 

[Next Task]

A few of the things mentioned happened to me, such as developing a divide between troons and trans.

But I think the biggest thing for me was the Farms really emphasised how much we're living in a post-truth world, where we don't even share facts anymore with some of the people who disagree with us. Facts just seem to become more and more irrelevant as people retreat to their bubbles, and it's honestly scary just how difficult it is for so many people to bother finding out what really happened. They're happy taking the version of events that match their preconceived biases, and nothing will change their minds.

I knew that happened, but a year on the Farms really does show you how great the divide is, and just how many people think of themselves in some kind of keyboard warfare situation. And just how stupid that is.

 

[Tesshollidaysflupaknees]

I used to think that SJW's wanted to change things. However, with being on the farms for a couple months, I noticed that so many of them are narcissistic. They only pretend to care about others. If what they believe does not justify their own existence, then it's useless.

 

[Nacho Man Randy Salsa]

Kiwi Farms hasn't influenced me. No, it's the other way around. I've influenced Kiwi Farms.

 

[whatever I feel like]

Aeh-logging is bad, don't pozload my negholep!

 

[FartsOnFire]

If there was one KF lesson for me it would be "There are many ways to eat wrong, and many more people who do it in public".

 

[Sexy Senior Citizen]

I learned that there are intelligent people on the internet. They're just outnumbered by the crazies.
I've also learned what truly free speech is, and how much I've actually censored myself in real life. Truly free speech is insulting, insensitive, uncaring, and downright dangerous- and now that I've got a taste, I don't think I'd have it any other way.

 

[Dutch Courage]

I’ve only been on Kiwi Farms for a few months, but here are some perspectives of mine that have changed since joining:

• I used to be more sympathetic to the trans cause, but after discovering the amount of people that are just using this for power or to fulfill a sexual fantasy, I can’t say that I’m as sympathetic as I used to be. I realize there are probably some genuine trans people out there, but the cause itself has become obnoxious.

I can be sympathetic towards them, but I have never in my life believed tansgenderism is a real thing. I don't shove it in their faces unless they are being obnoxious about it, but I look at them as deluded, misguided people. I don't think KF has affected my outlook on this though.

• Speaking of trans, I’ve become completely against bottom surgeries and puberty blockers for the damage they cause.

Adults may do as they please, but when it is forced upon kids or offered as a legitimate option in life ("you can grow up to be a man or a woman kiddies, Whichever you prefer!"), I see it as as either contributing to the delinquency of a minor or child abuse... KF hasn't influenced this belief for me, though.

• I am now in favor of nuclear energy being used from all the good arguments I’ve heard in favor of it.

Meh. This issue does not excite me. There are lots of forms of energy worth exploring. Nuclear seems kinda quaint and old-fashioned in some ways now...

• I now wish that the ratings we have on the Farms were universal for other social media sites because they are fun.

I actually think they contribute to a better, more respectful forum. I'd even say they have improved my posting style; I am more aware of powerleveling, for example, and when I learned how not to do it, my posts improved.


I can't say KF has changed my perspective on anything, although it certainly could at some point. I do think that outsiders completely misunderstand this joint, though. There's a lot of intelligent, witty, philosophical, rational, and provocative posts here, in between the shitposting we love so much. I would not describe the place as a hate machine or anything else others call it. I think it provokes more thought than a typical political, sports, or hobby forum anyway.

 

[AF 802]

Kiwi Farms has driven me further towards redpill ideology.

Still think the whole skeptic community as well as communities like 8chan are dumb cunts though.

 

[Tardevoir]

It made me super self-conscious since several things about myself would be laughed at if they were traits of anybody else.

I'm also the opposite when it comes to how it affects personal politics - I actually feel a lot more liberal because of the amount of viewpoints here I disagree with (don't worry, I think most troons are irrational assholes - I support actual dysphoric people just trying to live their lives comfortably, but the moment I see someone like Lily Peet or VCR-Wolfe, I roll my eyes)

 

[AbyssStarer]

I'm way more harsh towards trans people, and I'm also more easily annoyed by the us-them dichotomy of politics.

 

[Lemmingwise]

I became a lot more moderate politically since I started posted here, oddly because there is more civil political talk here than anywhere else I have seen on the Internet.

More moderate from what position?

 

[SweetDee]

No, not really.

Taught me that chatting with people can be fun sometimes, but otherwise business as usual.

 

[Anonymous For This]

I became a lot more moderate politically since I started posted here, oddly because there is more civil political talk here than anywhere else I have seen on the Internet.

Considering we can freely call each other a bunch of Kansas City faggots here, everyone is generally pretty cordial with each other. It's almost like we don't need a nanny watching over us to make sure we don't.

 

[DogEatDogFood]

I think that strengthed my belief on a thought that has been around my head for a long time: behind the shield of smugness and autosatisfaction that surrounds every political Youtuber that thinks that knows about politics (no matter if it's alt-right, Breadtube or the Skeptics) there is an insecure and arrogant person that hides their own shit under the rug. The lesson about the shenanigans of the likes Sargon, Kraut or Hbomberguy is that they're just political ideologues whose entire career is built upon confirmation bias. You're not gonna find answers about why things are the way they are by looking a guy on Youtube screaming about how Jews are controlling the world or why racialism is good for an hour, or a neckbeard that tells you that Leftists are the only the thing wrong with the world and Capitalism is perfect for 30 minutes, or a tranny that tells you for 20 minutes about how fascism is taking over everything and that the establishment is against minorities. The only path is the boring and hard one: read texts made by people that actually know what they are talking about (actual social scientists, historians) and that use actual objective evidence to support the claims and then make your own conclusions of what do you want to believe or not.

That and that Doug Walker is an unfunny hack

 

[ProgKing of the North]

I used to hate the left and despise the right, now I hate the right and despise the left

 

[Jeremy Galt]

Never heard of KiwiFarms and I accidentally popped in because of ChristChurch.

Since I joined, it has been my good fortune to learn a LOT about VPNs, Encryption, Google data thieves and many other things I haven't thought about much.
It was also very pleasant to learn that free speech and idea exchange is still alive and well. I have to give props to everyone here, even the fucktards who make it fun.
Thank you Mr. Null for all you have done, and thanks to all the members here for making my life a bit more interesting!

 

[HaldolJunkie]

BPDfags are beyond saving.No amount of "DBT" and therapy would make them a functioning person again.

 

[Your Weird Fetish]

KF has made me somewhat bigoted against trannies when before I was completely accepting. I think this would have happened anyway just from interacting with them on the internet instead of knowing about them in the abstract but KF sped the process.

 

[White Devil's Advocate]

I think this site's like the personification of that "Drag the Waters" song by Pantera. We drag the dark waters of the human heart here. As far as perspectives, I feel they've been affirmed and refined for the most part rather than changed. But I still get surprised at how deep the waters can get at times.