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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's much less toxic now than when they were prioritizing people who could afford test prep.[/quote]

I'd heard that too.[/quote]

I'm sorry, but I have to call.  There's just no way that the two PPs are legitimate posters.  This kind of conversational structure and logic simply does not arise in a normal discussion unless the goal is social engineering.

[quote]It's much less toxic now than when they were prioritizing people who could afford test prep.[/quote]

There's no source or context to this statement. Anyone intelligent enough to have a relevant opinion in a TJ/AAP discussion would realize that to have value, a comment should have at least something to justify it.  In particular, it would by [i]very[/i] interesting to know that there is a connection between the use of tutoring centers and community-degrading behaviors in schools, so a genuine contributor to the discussion would be very much motivated to share their basis for thinking so.

As is, without a basis, it's still controversial to assume that paid academic preparation has a detrimental effect on student behavior; that the previous TJ community was unreasonably toxic; or that the current TJ regime notably improved.  A legitimate participant in the conversation would be painfully aware that a vapid comment such as the one above does nothing to clarify any of these issues.

Finally, without context, we don't know whether "TJ is less toxic because of less prep" means, for example, that Curie students degraded the community, or if it means that there are fewer quality students so mediocre students are more comfortable in the idea that they have the run of the place.  Without knowing where the comment is coming from, we have no way to judge.

Of course, a single value-free, opinionated comment might not be telling on its own, but it gets followed up with...

[quote]I'd heard that too.[/quote]

Yes, certainly.  It gets repeated [b]here[/b] over and over.  Most likely by the same poster(s).  Saying "I'd heard that too" in support of an unsubstantiated comment does not somehow imbue it with the depth, substance, or legitimacy that it completely lacked a moment ago. It certainly does not establish the kind of independent validation that it's trying to insinuate. Instead, it's more like saying that you agree with yourself.  This isn't something a normal, intelligent people would say given the context, because it only serves to emphasize the emptiness of the preceding comment.  If anything, it's something that you do if you're trying to groom an unconscious "everybody's saying it" type of reaction.

I'm sorry that I'm picking on two relatively trivial posts, but eventually I do get fed up with these kinds of posts being injected into a conversation over and over just to frustrate people and derail the conversation.[/quote]

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