The people influencing the community beliefs here are the ones speaking the most, and they're often pushing memes and agendas. Distorted reality.
It's a small group of people who are obsessive and gatekeeping the community. They've been doing it for so long that they consider their beliefs, which came from things like memes, agendas, and social dynamics, from 10 years ago, facts.
Delusional community. The spreading of false beliefs within a closed system.