Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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I feel like Fediverse users are nicer to each other and more generous with upvotes than reddit. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 1 year ago by LemmyBe to c/showerthoughts

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i’m doing it because I want to make the fediverse more friendly place, in hopes of making it more welcoming for new users, and the nicer place in general. But I wonder how much is just less bots.

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[–] Agent641 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember reading about 'thread poison' where an otherwise friendly group can devolve into defensive and hostile vehavior just because one person comes along and makes a mean comment.

[–] SapienSRC 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've noticed smaller groups work really well. Once they get too large they start to devolve into in-fighting causing smaller sub-groups within the main. It's almost as if we're just not designed as a species to communicate with this many people all at once....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Because we really aren't. Our brains are probably still naturally wired for small communities and villages.