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Is it just me, or have the comments on Lemmy become extra aggressive over the past 3 months? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 8 months ago by Ghostalmedia to c/[email protected]

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I feel like things on Lemmy were pretty chill several months ago, and that’s started to change.

People used to talk each other like they would talk to a neighbor. Now I get the sense that people have become quick to be negative, attack, and not be constructive.

Am I crazy in feeling like the vibe has changed?

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[–] half_built_pyramids 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If I say something spicy it's usually because I feel like whoever I'm responding to isn't making a point in good faith.

There was a thread last month where someone was asking why race was a bad thing. That wasn't the text, but it was subtext. I posted something about how op probably would have been sterilized under eugenics policy. I get why I was banned. It was spicy. I still think op was pulling a "just asking questions" racism. I responded how I felt that kind of question deserved to be treated. Look me up in the mod logs if you're curious.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I still think op was pulling a “just asking questions” racism. I responded how I felt that kind of question deserved to be treated.

I suppose you wanted to handle it yourself, but the proper way to treat that stuff is just to report it to the mods and move on.

[–] half_built_pyramids 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Post is still up, friend. Or at least I assume it is because I got banned from that community and I can't see the post anymore. I didn't see that mod take anyone else out with me, either.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

Ah yes, the "you can say the most vile shit you want, just remember to be polite about it" ideology