To All Those Who Pushed Biden into Withdrawing:

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35. The attacks on folks without a lot of posts is weird.

I don't usually post anything online, period. Doesn't mean I'm any less worthy of respect.

I'm 36, have always voted blue, volunteered for Obama in 2012, have donated a cumulative thousands over the years to Dem candidates, and (without being too specific for fear of doxxing) work in election administration for my state government. I'm very committed to democracy, and I believe in the power of having people in office who want government to work (Dems). Is all of that negated by the fact that I joined DU only recently and don't usually like to comment?

For what it's worth, this isn't limited to DU. I was on my church council after being encouraged as one of the few younger folks to participate in leadership. There were certain folks who liked to emphasize how long they'd been attending the church before they said anything at the council meetings, which felt so incredibly dismissive to folks like me who were newer. I mean, the whole "OK, Boomer" thing even started as a reaction against older folks being dismissive of the opinions and experiences of young people (though it often swung way too far in the opposite direction).

All that to say, I believe DU can do better, and I sincerely hope it does. I would love to feel like it's worth it to stick around. I keep going back and forth on it, but posts like this one (the OP, not you) make me think I'm probably in the wrong place if I'm looking for an inclusive, caring online community for folks on the left.