Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 06:40     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
DC Urban Moms and Dads active zip codes. And I know for a fact some relatively high level people are on here and I bet the % of influential people on this board are pretty high conmpared to another random area. NOt saying the people on DCUM are running the world tho
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 06:38     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I subscribed to DCUM back in the listserve days. It was smaller and more of a community then. When things get bigger, the thoughtfulness goes away. Even though it's been anonymous for a while now, the increasing size and accessibility make it seem even more anonymous = less thoughtful and more mean

At the same time, I have long thought that this would be a GREAT site for Russian bots or other intelligence services to target -- lots of high powered zip codes represented here, and an ability to plant discord, stir culture wars, etc. seems like it may be pretty unmatched given this is a plain old parenting site.

I don't live in the area any more and can 100% say that the idea of returning to DC is less and less appealing given what I read here. Even the non-nasty posts validate all my stereotypes about the DC (where I grew up!) as power hungry, status obsessed, rat racy and overly Type A.



You are making the mistake of associating living in a influential location with having influence. It's roughly the same as saying, I live next door to NASA, we all must be rocket scientists. I am oretty sure the people in charge are relatively unaware of DCUM. And if they do read the Political section, they are even less worried.


I get they aren't the same, of cuorse. But I suspect there is a high % of decision makers captured in the DC active zone. Or wives (or husbands, although most people on here are women I think) of decision makers, or influencers of influencers
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 06:23     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
It's also a lot less funny than it used to be.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 06:16     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Crowd-sourcing from internet message boards peaked in about 2010.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 05:29     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Anonymous wrote:I subscribed to DCUM back in the listserve days. It was smaller and more of a community then. When things get bigger, the thoughtfulness goes away. Even though it's been anonymous for a while now, the increasing size and accessibility make it seem even more anonymous = less thoughtful and more mean

At the same time, I have long thought that this would be a GREAT site for Russian bots or other intelligence services to target -- lots of high powered zip codes represented here, and an ability to plant discord, stir culture wars, etc. seems like it may be pretty unmatched given this is a plain old parenting site.

I don't live in the area any more and can 100% say that the idea of returning to DC is less and less appealing given what I read here. Even the non-nasty posts validate all my stereotypes about the DC (where I grew up!) as power hungry, status obsessed, rat racy and overly Type A.



You are making the mistake of associating living in a influential location with having influence. It's roughly the same as saying, I live next door to NASA, we all must be rocket scientists. I am oretty sure the people in charge are relatively unaware of DCUM. And if they do read the Political section, they are even less worried.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 03:27     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
I subscribed to DCUM back in the listserve days. It was smaller and more of a community then. When things get bigger, the thoughtfulness goes away. Even though it's been anonymous for a while now, the increasing size and accessibility make it seem even more anonymous = less thoughtful and more mean

At the same time, I have long thought that this would be a GREAT site for Russian bots or other intelligence services to target -- lots of high powered zip codes represented here, and an ability to plant discord, stir culture wars, etc. seems like it may be pretty unmatched given this is a plain old parenting site.

I don't live in the area any more and can 100% say that the idea of returning to DC is less and less appealing given what I read here. Even the non-nasty posts validate all my stereotypes about the DC (where I grew up!) as power hungry, status obsessed, rat racy and overly Type A.

Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 02:07     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Because this thread is full of deep insight, carefully researched posts, and clever comments.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 02:03     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Yes. Agree. Too many trolls
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 01:11     Subject: Re:Real question… is DCUM
Yes. Fairfax Underground-level dumb.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 01:06     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
A little, yes, and I don’t understand why. The dumbest posts have Reddit and Gen Z inflections, so perhaps it’s the advent of wave of younger posters.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 00:52     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Anonymous wrote:Dumber and meaner.


+1 - I suspect those traits are linked.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 00:44     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Dumber and meaner.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 00:43     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Absolutely yes.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 00:38     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Yes
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2024 00:15     Subject: Real question… is DCUM
Getting dumber? I’m being serious. I’ve been on DCUM for about 7 years now, and the lack of basic intelligence evidenced by some posters these days is alarming.