Eventually you numb slightly to it, and with a couple interesting pieces sprinkled in, the overall utility is still positive to me.

And more generally: Controversy is never going away, I just have to get better at detecting silent consensus that fits my ethics (i.e. where the gap between world models is not so large to make conversation impossible). These days this mostly entails belief in some form of shared reality and basic human rights; how the standards have fallen!

And on some occasions we simply like to scream into the ether. Personally, I don't hold it against anybody, even though it may be against community hygiene when overdone or inappropriate. But at that point there's moderation.

The IT crowd will manage. It's what's happening "outside" that worries me...