>THIS place is somewhat toxic to normies
Working as intended then, I would say. Part of the reason anonymous culture is as effective as it is at what it does (finding and spreading information) is because the people who come here willingly have the intellectual and emotional fortitude to endure being here. This is the war room where ideas are hashed out and vetted for competency, not the briefing room where those refined ideas are presented for an outside audience to understand.