Why the animosity on Fluther?

I have experience on only two Q and A sites. Answerbag, and after AB sort of collapsed, Fluther.

So maybe I am not really informed about the culture of Q and A sites. After all, I only have so much time to devote to this kind of thing, interesting as it may be.

But in my “real” life, I have all sorts of friends and it is a miracle when we completely agree on anything. So we talk and debate and wave our arms and the next day we still love each other.

On AB, I got the sense that it was sort of an opinion free for all, but it was all in good spirit.

On Fluther, on the other hand, if people don’t agree with you, they give the impression that they hold you in a distinct level of disdain.

There seems to be a lot of condescension and moral judgement. Plus, there is this- I sent PM to jellies who hit a milestone, but with whom I do not always agree. Usually people acknowledge the gesture. These folks chose not to. Seems sort of petty, but also sort of typical.

I can’t prove it, but I am certain this fact contributes to the drop out rate on Fluther, and the shrinking population of interesting contributors.

How did this culture of intolerance get started? Have you been here long enough to have an opinion?