• gaytswiftfan@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    so far I’ve experienced a ton of whataboutism and really sus views/devils advocate type shit on here (lemme.ml) that makes me not want to browse. is there a better alternative that’s not saying “why can’t we all just have our own opinion ❤️🌈” on shit like genocide and anti LGBT culture

  • Lemminary@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Absolutely not. But I must say that I don’t miss the toxicity at all. Being on the (liberal?) Fediverse has done wonders for my mental health. There’s little tolerance for bullshittery and that helps foster a stronger sense of real community for a greater cause in my mind.

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      1 year ago

      I am trying to get there, but so far I don’t seem to be dumb enough. Please kick me when I make it.

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    1 year ago

    It’s what happens with a small community. Interaction and discussion VS lowest common denominator humour for mass votes.

    We all want Lemmy to succeed, but that only means that it’ll turn back into reddit. It’s the natural cycle of social media.

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    1 year ago

    So far the people who were most likely to jump ship on reddit were those who were the most fed up with what reddit has become lately.
    I just had my 10th cakeday on reddit about a month ago and I’ve seen a steep decline in quality for both posts and interactions for the last 4-5 years, with it accelerating in the last year or so. Those that never tried old reddit on desktop or a 3rd party app see no reason to jump ship for another platform, and a large portion of the rude commenters and trolls showed up after the new layout was default and reddit had their own official app in the app stores.
    Reddit just filtered out most of the people that made the site what it was in the first place. If it was turning into a shithole before all the people that actually care about the site left, just imagine what it will be like in the coming weeks now that we’re gone.

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      1 year ago

      it’s going to rapidly become a poorly moderated dumpster and people will eventually stop visiting until it becomes a zombie forum