The fediverse is small, and thats both a blessing and a curse - one of its several blessings is that in a smaller space we all individually have a bigger impact on what the culture of this space is like.
On this comm (and on lemmy broadly) there’s a lot of discussion about how to grow the fediverse, what to improve, but an easy thing you can do for the fediverse is right in front of us-
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Be kind
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Ask people what they think, and why
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Approach folks you disagree with with curiosity rather than hostility
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Engage sincerely
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Ask yourself if there’s something nice you can say
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Make this small space worth being in
A platform lives or dies by what’s available on said platform and often we have this conversation in the context of “content” or posts - and we may never have as much content as reddit does. But content and posts aren’t the only thing this kind of platform offers- it also offers people. It offers community, and human interaction.
Culture and community is lemmy and the fediverse’s biggest differentiator, and we all have a role to play in shaping the culture of this space.
The biggest thing you can do to help the fediverse is make it a place worth being.
Cris_Color@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Here are some more specific examples to think about :)
Compliment people’s art and ask about their process
Teach people about something you’re knowledgeable on
Give constructive criticism on peoples projects when it’s welcome
Thank people for posting things you’re glad you got to see, tell them you enjoyed it
Tell people you’re glad they’re here
Tell people you hope they have a good day
Lemmchen@feddit.org 3 days ago
I’m not one for religion, but I for one would like to join the Church of Chris.
pirat@lemmy.studio 2 days ago
Are you open to some additional thoughts / feedback on feedback / constructive criticism?
Cris_Color@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I am! Thank you for asking :)
Ive gotten a lot of assumptions about what I meant and that’s a bit frustrating but I really value honest sincere dialogue, if you have thoughts you think would be worth sharing I’d love to hear them my friend!