Comment by throwaway1777
4 years ago
I don’t understand why whose types of nextdoor posts are a dumpster fire? Those seem like exactly the kind of things people actually care about. If I hear a car crash down the street I’m gonna go take a look.
4 years ago
I don’t understand why whose types of nextdoor posts are a dumpster fire? Those seem like exactly the kind of things people actually care about. If I hear a car crash down the street I’m gonna go take a look.
Well for one thing, all of the things GP mentioned are fear-based posts. Furthermore, they attract the worst types of responses, which then sucks in empathetic posters who unwittingly respond to trolls and leads pretty directly to arguments. At least that’s what I’ve witnessed the few times I’ve logged in to check on things of local interest.
I agree those examples are bad. I usually see something like "weird car I don't recognize is in the neighborhood!!!!", And ofc the explanation cant be something simple, like visiting friends or family, someone checking out homes for sale, someone got a new car, etc. It's obviously a cunning criminal staking out the place in broad daylight.