I'm in pretty much the same boat as you. I go back from time to time, but it's just not the same. Mostly full of directionless, chaotic frustration.
What I've heard is that the moderation is absolutely out of control now (although it's gotten pretty extreme here too, based on my occasional looksie through the logs), and that real information is often censored. Becoming the very thing they hated. I can't personally confirm the moderation issues there because I'm not on it enough, but enough people are saying this same thing for me to believe it's credible.
It also appears to be much more glowie-ridden than it ever was.
I'm in pretty much the same boat as you. I go back from time to time, but it's just not the same. Mostly full of directionless, chaotic frustration.
What I've heard is that the moderation is absolutely out of control now (although it's gotten pretty extreme here too, based on my occasional looksie through the logs), and that real information is often censored. Becoming the very thing they hated. I can't personally confirm the moderation issues there because I'm not on it enough, but enough people are saying this same thing for me to believe it's credible.
It also appears to be much more glowie-ridden than it ever was.
Huh.... I never even think about moderation unless I'm smashing the deport button. I would imagine it's a thankless job