I have been on reddit for just about 12 years now. Something I’ve noticed over time is just how hateful the place has become. A complete outrage machine. Every single sub became filled with it. I’ve filtered so many subreddits over the last few years, it’s insane. I don’t know enough about this place to be sure, but I do hope it doesn’t become the same type of echo chamber of anger.
This is very much NOT unique to modern times.
The Blues vs the Greens is from ~500 CE. The Nika riots.
It was over chariot racing teams. We’ve been up in arms about everything since forever.
Uh you linked one of the times the blues and greens banded together against the emperor.
Also both those groups were funded by politicians, who had a vested interest in using them against their rivals. Hardly ever just sports.