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Why does Lemmy feel so fresh compared to Reddit? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by AB7ORH7D to c/[email protected]

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As a long time Reddit user, there's something about Lemmy and the fediverse that feels really refreshing and new. I think it has to do with a few things...

People are more respectful of each other and interested in discussion and being social.
Less trolls (users are probably older?)
Due to it not being absolutely huge, I feel like people will actually see my posts and comments instead of being lost in a sea of content. I suppose once Lemmy grows this will change, however the cool thing about the fediverse are the new servers. So you can stick to the server when you want smaller community discussion and go to "all" when you want more populated threads.
The clean UI feels refreshing and clean, almost like the early internet.

What have you noticed? Do you find it refreshing too?

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[–] solrize 34 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It is still full of geekery: the sociopaths are not yet here. See:

http://meaningness.com/metablog/geeks-mops-sociopaths

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Great read. I am fanatic then. 🫣

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for this link, I'd read it once and I've been looking for it everywhere. It's a really astute and general interpretation of how subcultures work and applies to religion, politics, bands, innovation, etc.

[–] AB7ORH7D 1 points 1 year ago

Haha wow, this was really interesting. Thank you.

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

Thanks for the article.

So gatekeeping can have positive intentions.

[–] MusketeerX 1 points 1 year ago

Great read. This sort of observation of society can be fascinating. Guess it's considered sociology?