The closest families often have the nastiest fights. That's actually why the threads that derail seem like an utter catastrophe -- it's a deviation from our normal state of singing Kumbaya. All it takes is one newbie attacking one of our long-time family members, and it can get vicious as we don't take disrespect lightly. If you're a person that is disturbed by that concept, it's probably why you don't have many friends.

As someone else pointed out, this is even further amplified when there are so few "new topics" to discuss. If all you do is sit around and talk about the same old things with your wife, you'll eventually get snarky with each other and become critical of every misstep. And that never ends well. Today's dust on the TV becomes tomorrow's war. I've seen far too many battles erupt from positions of ignorance being defended to the bitter death, when the point of discussion can be laid to rest with a single website link containing indisputable facts. New members can't expect to come on here and simply beat their chest and be right, knowing nothing about the platform and posting only based on emotion. They will get roasted on it every time.

That being said, this forum is certainly tame compared to others. Trolls will be trolls, and odds are, they're a$$holes in real life. You can't let them tear you down. Just shake your head, and keep scrolling.

Cheers,