@philippsteinkrueger@vcaston@TrueSciPhi I don't find it dire here at all. Do you follow @philosophy ? And tag it in your philosophy related posts? All new platforms are suffering from the "spreading out" of user activity, but it's worth sticking to one and building a community. For my money, the best place to put in that effort is here.
Excellent column by Dahlia Lithwick on how scandalously corrupt Thomas is.
Of special note, the defense that these gifts had to be hidden to protect his "privacy" (because if people knew a Justice and his wife received them, they might, well, be outraged).