What do you like about Lemmy? What could be improved? (sh.itjust.works)

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I like that when someone creates a community, It usually just becomes a diary for them being able to post what they wanna see, I think we could all be nicer to each other in these trying times

Edit: damn y'all, don't just say the bad thing you gotta say a good thing too

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[-] Sisyphe@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I think the biggest flaw lemmy has is the upvote/downvote system, same as on reddit. The arrows are used as an agree/disagree indicator, which buries unpopular opinions and rewards popular "low-risk" ones, thus creating the same echo-chambers we're all so tired of.

[-] Truscape 4 points 1 day ago

Some instances disable downvotes for this reason (so when using a client only upvotes are used).

You can also use the scaled filter to see more niche things that may have been buried otherwise.

[-] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 19 hours ago

for me Im certain comments just flow from most recent down. I like it this way

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