the secret to the socialism boom of 2016 is partially that most of the people who became "left" around then thought we were being ironic and actually meant other things, until they actually did realize we were right
I think that's been lost and maybe a useful lesson. that, and the plausible deniability of everyone doing it at the same time meant the rest of us could talk freely with less than onboard friends around
I'm still surprised by it. i get all the reasons but what a time