Also - on the flip side ...
How about those posters you used to despise but then over the years they got better ?
There was one called 'American Woman' who I was on a board with 20 years ago. I saw her go 360 degrees in terms of attitude but a giant leap in terms of knowledge and analytic ability.
These boards are really an education for some. I feel like I have got a little better, a little more precise and more measured but I started at a point of maturity and knowledge, even if I didn't understand or appreciate conservatives enough.