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[-] rglullis@communick.news 1 points 3 days ago

it gives them personal satisfaction to help out with something that is meaningful to them.

What about the cases where "what is meaningful to them" conflicts with "what is meaningful to the others"?

I said on a sibling comment but it bears repeating: I am not talking about someone who enjoys a hobby and goes on to create/mod a community about it. I am thinking about the cases where someone finds themselves as part of a large community and realizes that the majority of the members keep pushing you to things you either don't want to or disagree with.

[-] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Then we are talking about two different things. The post that I responded to did not make that clear. You should be more careful about using generalizations.

[-] rglullis@communick.news 1 points 2 days ago

I'd say that they are the same thing, just in different contexts. But okay, if I wasn't clear it's on me to fix it.

[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Some people are willing to go against their own personal wants and desires if the majority of the community agrees. They may do it because they believe in democratic principles and whatever it is may be not what they want but doesn’t cross the their “line-in-the-sand” of what they are willing to do in service of their community.

And when it does finally cross that line, people will step down like Kevin has done. I may not agree with the democratically elected government of America right now but I am still an American. You don’t have to agree 100% with the community to still be a member

this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2025
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