Comment on Is it realistic to hope that lemmy grows to the size of the bigger social media platforms?

phanto@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Precisely this. The more people come here, the more of the judgemental shitheads are going to come too. I’ve encountered a few on here already but nothing like back there.

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  • 37piecesof_flare@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve also yet to come across censorship favoring fascists here.

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    • DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Also a good point.

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• FaceDeer@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There are downsides to small-town life, though. Some of my views don't match the ones that are prevalent here, so I either end up getting hammered with downvotes or self-censoring when certain topics of discussion come up. And unlike Reddit it's not a big and diverse enough place that I can just go find a sub-community that is more tolerant.

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  • phanto@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Lemmy IS the sub-community! I suspect that you and I would have at least a few disagreements then! Hah!

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• TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The bizarre hostility of Reddit users is baffling. It’s like they’ve never interacted with a human being in real life and have no idea how to process an opinion that isn’t a 1:1 match of their own.

  You could say something like “I love waffles! :D” and get a response that is like “Oh, so you hate pancakes then? Wow, you didn’t need to shit on every person that loves pancakes.”

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  • Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Debate me bros are the worst.

    I’ve tried being more empathetic when I reply to people, and that generally gets productive results. But, I’m just as guilty for thinking worse of people when they reply to me than I should.

    I dunno if it’s a defence/offence thing. Perhaps I’m more prepared for conflict and can interrupt negative impulses.

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  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Most of them are trolls. Some are cantankerous normal people, but most are probably getting paid or are bots. Anger gets engagement and division helps Russia, China, etc. It’s a win-win for reddit.

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  • bizzle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There are definitely guys like that here too

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• garbagebagel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve definitely seen more trolls and significantly more racist/transphobic people even in just the last few months which is worrying. Maybe it’s like Baader Meinhof effect cause I started tagging them, but it’s certainly frustrating because this site used to feel a lot more friendly.

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  • yermaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The idea that some people may have me tagged makes me a little nervous, and feel like maybe I should behave a bit more.

    Still cant help shitposting…

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    • garbagebagel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m gonna tag you as “unwilling tagee”

      Also if it helps, I don’t only tag rude or racist people, I also tag people that say something I enjoy or makes me laugh so one day when I see them again I can give them a compliment.

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      • feannag@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’ve tagged you as Chronic Tagger.

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• HaveMeOnYourPodcast@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I would like to stop being banned arbitrarily for “ban evasion” when I was never banned in the first place. That hasn’t happened here yet lol…

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