I remember plenty of pre-Reddit forums also being exactly the same way.

If anything, the big difference was that whoever was in charge tended to end up just banning whoever disagreed with them. So most people either learned not to contradict “what was known”, or got kicked out. (In fairness, Reddit also had that problem, but subjectively not as often.)

It’s called the double ear mutation! It’s a known recessive gene that appears in some cats.

Especially the politics on here. I’ve seen some wild takes going completely unquestioned.

Those’re some absolutely gorgeous floofs there. Especially the Ragdoll(?) - I have a soft spot for those!