Appreciate Five Things, Nico! You mentioned losing a reader because they didn't like your politics. I've noticed that when I post on a politically-charged topic, like abortion, two things happen: (a) Someone reposts and I instantly get a spate of new subscribers, and (b) a few people who'd become subscribers since my last politically-charged post immediately cancel. I gather that my readers are becoming more homogeneously liberal, even though I try to be impartial or at least acknowledge my liberal biases. I think this shows that ideological siloing occurs even when it's not the writer's goal. Just a thought....
Yes, that definitely happens. The person replied and asked why I don‘t like JD Vance and when I replied I got a long reply full of typical MAGA insults. And I did point out that I really liked Hillbilly Elegy, so that could have been a starting point to find common ground.
Appreciate Five Things, Nico! You mentioned losing a reader because they didn't like your politics. I've noticed that when I post on a politically-charged topic, like abortion, two things happen: (a) Someone reposts and I instantly get a spate of new subscribers, and (b) a few people who'd become subscribers since my last politically-charged post immediately cancel. I gather that my readers are becoming more homogeneously liberal, even though I try to be impartial or at least acknowledge my liberal biases. I think this shows that ideological siloing occurs even when it's not the writer's goal. Just a thought....
Yes, that definitely happens. The person replied and asked why I don‘t like JD Vance and when I replied I got a long reply full of typical MAGA insults. And I did point out that I really liked Hillbilly Elegy, so that could have been a starting point to find common ground.
Now I need to find new subscribers. :)