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It feels like people are a lot nicer here than on Twitter and Reddit, and even when people disagree, it's generally civil and not an all-out flame war. Also, there's no algorithm promoting outrage all the time.

For me, the anticipation of toxicity was a huge deterrent for me ever participating in real discussions, but here I feel like I can be myself.

I think it's healthier this way.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Not yet. I am working on, it give it time.

[–] amenotef 6 points 1 year ago

In my case it's like sitting to discuss on a table with 10 people versus 300 where noise is much bigger.

[–] mrfriki 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm surprised of how many replies I have had to my own replies with people actually adding to the conversation and being polite. On reddit I barely got any response and most of it was tangential to the subject at best.

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[–] Zink 5 points 1 year ago

This fediverse thing feels like a community, rather than like you get elsewhere.

Both are fine for spending time relaxing and scrolling. Only one feels like there’s something worthwhile about it.

[–] A_Wild_Zeus_Chase 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think part of it is early adopters of any new, not-yet-mainstream technology are more open to differences, after all, we’re all doing something different.

Also, when you’re an early part of something, you want it to be the best that it can be, whereas when you are part of this massive corporate social network you don’t feel that same responsibility.

[–] NewBrainWhoThis 5 points 1 year ago

It's so much easier to comment on Lemmy because it isn't a toxic cesspool waiting to tear you apart

Yet...

But I hope it stays that way ... so behave! ರ⁠_⁠ರ

[–] Rally 5 points 1 year ago

I typically lurk due to this. Maybe this community will allow me to come out a little more and be comfortable doing it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My early Reddit experience was scary that way. I'd quickly learn the hard way (e.g. with antics and misunderstanding) that the name of a subreddit was either an early intention or an inside joke (that I didn't fully get).

Far right subs banhammered me for failing to speak the newspeak and signaling appropriate allegiances. Far left subs banhammered me for... saying something tankie-adjacient, I guess? I'm still not sure what atlantism is.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Spend too long in either echo chamber and I start to realize I'm not part of either. The world is complex, boiling it down to two corporate sponsored and totally insane ideologies doesn't fit.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I've generally only had good interactions on reddit. The trolls aren't very hard at sussing out when you've seen enough of them. You can either interact with them knowing that you're not talking to them, but the people reading, or you simply block them if they start spamming your replies. A quick report and they get banned relatively quickly anyway lol.

Like others have said above, don't worry. That'll be coming here too. Once the tipping point is reached the comments will be just like reddit.

[–] ArchmageAzor 4 points 1 year ago

OP ur a big stinky poo-poo

[–] Magister 4 points 1 year ago

Yet...

And it depends on the instance you're on. I am on beehaw especially because of this, respect.

[–] noobsupreme 3 points 1 year ago

I stopped regularly using reddit years ago once i realized it was just a boring hivemind circlejerk. I'm pretty new to this lemmy and fediverse thing and I think it's really cool and refreshing how down to earth and not circle-jerky the communities are. The potential for something awesome is exciting.

[–] dopeshark 3 points 1 year ago

I feel the same way, such a nice place here :)

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