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Early adopters of any innovation likely have certain personality traits that make them able and willing to assess a new technology and learn/overcome some obstacles to use it. Maybe those traits translate into pleasant, respectful online communication?
ETA: I need to see if I still have my old grad school copy of Diffusion of Innovation. It might have some answer in there.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations
ETA1: Most everyone seems thoughtful and patient. So maybe those are early adopter traits?
That's my thinking. As an example the people who usually end up answering people's tech queries are the most likely to end up here.
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