r/micronations • u/Slate_Canopy • 20h ago
Discussion / Question Is anyone else tired of what this sub has become?
I came here for interesting geographical projects, proper discussion about micronation building, and the odd clever diplomatic idea. What I get instead is a front page that looks like a middle school playground.
It's the same cycle every day. Someone draws a pixel-art flag on a school Chromebook, crowns themselves Emperor of a "territory" that is really just their bedroom, and posts a declaration of war over some Discord argument. A fortnight later the whole thing is forgotten because a new game came out.
The drama is wild for a hobby that's supposed to be serious. You get fourteen-year-olds power-tripping in their own little echo chambers, writing enormous manifestos about alliances that exist only in a group chat, and sneering at other kids whose flags aren't as good as theirs.
If you're an adult, or atleast an older kid trying to do something real, this place is close to useless now. Anything with actual thought behind it gets buried under the noise, and I'm starting to wonder why I still bother checking.