...All you really have to do is resist the temptation and rely on yourself.
Daily Kos comes equipped with tools to help you avoid the muddling crap that has spiked here lately. Further, because you guys and gals overwhelmingly care about this site (IMHO,) finding what you think represents this place should be a breeze.
This place (IMHO) is made or broken by you; by you and I. There are around 150,000 members here. Some are good and some are bad. Some are smarter than you, you are smarter than others. It is up to you to enhance the discourse here. It is your choice whether or not to validate by repulsion, or to subvert by non-validation. Yes, it is fun to get all sorts of snippety in bad diaries, and honestly, I think it's funny; but to make it your day is to rob yourself of some awfully nifty and important posts from the people you want to protect.
This is, of course, merely my opinion. However, I think it's important to express my firm belief that the membership here does have a grand stake in maintaining the highest possible content and commentary over the inevitable lowering during pinnacle times out there in the world.
To me, the opposite of love is indifference (which I'll feel when nobody reads my diary :), ) and every day, this place is packed with thoughtful, inspiring, brilliant content by some pretty darned awesome people. If you take that little bit of extra time, you'll find that mining for the gems will serve to express your indifference (hate, whatever) for those who slap together diaries just to make you (or someone else) mad. For most of you, this should be very easy because all you really have to do is just plain be yourself.
Here, listen to a song and relax. It's one of my favorites.
Love,
Me.
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UPDATE:
Best. Opening. Ever.
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