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It's so much easier to comment on Lemmy because it isn't a toxic cesspool waiting to tear you apart (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by seal_of_approval@sh.itjust.works to c/general@lemmy.world

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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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[-] davysnavy@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

I sincerely hope it doesn't. If Lemmy reaches the same levels of toxicity as reddit then I will be moving to a new platform with less people and hopefully less toxicity. Lemmy has opened my eyes to the fact that I don't have to constantly deal with assholes in order to engage with people online. There are tons of good quality, friendly communities online, you just have to find them.

[-] jarfil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If Lemmy reaches the same levels of toxicity as reddit then I will be moving to a new platform with less people and hopefully less toxicity.

That's called "defederating". The strength of a federated platform, is you don't need to switch platforms just to switch communities.

[-] davysnavy@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Good point. I'll probably be on lemmy for a good long while in that case 👍

[-] dudebro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Err... can't you just stick with smaller instances that don't federate with the ones you don't like?

Isn't that the point of decentralization?

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