u/snagaurukhai

I’m glad he got immediate pushback.

I’ve noticed a surge in posts that were replies to other posts. At first, I thought it was just people who didn’t know how to reply or “my comment must be seen” types. People said Nextdoor made a change, but I never saw it - until today. One of my replies prompted this little option.

Is it worth the “engagement”, Nextdoor? I don’t even get consistent notifications anymore, why make me chase a conversation? It just prompts more disconnected conversation.

A little backstory: our state keeps pushing laws that force public schools to display the Ten Commandments, and the local news outlet accounts repeat the same articles on our feed every day or so. The battle lines are predictable: on one side you have the logical argument, and on the other, all manner of single word replies, alt history, general Christian nationalism… you know, modern discourse. They let this one linger to 321 replies. Then this fucking lad appears out of the mist and fires off a salvo that finally gets the thread locked!

It may not be a troll, but the story has that fabricated feeling to it. Maybe because I’ve never thought to disembark a vehicle to physically pray at a sign. Whatever the intent, he tossed the line out and the little fishes are gathering. Too bad it probably won’t make the afternoon.

It was a nice chuckle.

The same lead from a few weeks ago pops this little midnight gem on the main feed. The problem is, nobody is talking about it. Not a single post or comment. Nobody cares, dude.

And all the replies are completely sensible, which completes the scene.