I've been on my TDG project for 27 years. Medium is my 10th forum. It is more intellectual and civil than the other forums, but there is room for improvement.
The choice of what we like to read says more about ourselves than about the writers. It's kind of sad to see this state.
Politically Speaking allowed the anti-Trump rhetoric, which is one reason for its popularity. I had a few discussions with Scott Tarlo, and he said that he sometimes felt his job was to let people vent. They needed to get their fears out. Scott should have been paid for his psychology services.