>>212957253 (OP)I'm gonna let you in on a neat secret. mods allow coombait / social media screencap / ragebait threads regardless of whether or not they're on-topic because they attract low iq phoneposters who drive ""engagement"" and bring in ad revenue. they do this because this site is pretty much circling the drain and making little money as is.
this isn't something that's specific to /int/ either, /v/ is notorious for having mods openly encourage culture warring and allowing schizo posters to effectively ruin all discussion.