AR15.com is sort of like a city ... if so the GD is the sewer of the village.
And like a sewer it is much needed less the living room (technical areas) begin to fill with crap. The less enlightened visitors to this community tend to live there.
At one time I would never go to the General Discussion, I was a content moderator of the optics forum ... until I got "promoted" to the GD moderator back when there were about 15 forums and 2 moderators for the GD. After about five or seven years I was moved to staff ... but still retain responsibility for the GD.
Understand that the GD is the very worst of the ignorance of 14 year old children, and those who think like 14 year old children - fearful, ignorant, self-absorbed, rude, full of false pride ... and full of ant burners.