I have noticed that I interact a lot more in Lemmy than I ever did in any social media. Let it be Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter… I am used to be the lurker, but here for some reason things are different. Wonder if more people feel like I do.

    • JasSmith@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      I agree. On Lemmy, saying the wrong thing on the wrong community is like stepping on a landmine. The ideological differences are wild. Maybe I just need to get used to this and block the worse communities. It certainly feels very hostile. Especially from leftwing users and communities.

        • JasSmith@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          9 months ago

          Well said. I suppose we can all be guilty of this, and this is why I try to engage with people of with many different ideological positions. It’s not always comfortable to confront out own beliefs and biases, but I do think it makes us more well-rounded.

    • tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      5·
      9 months ago

      Is that how it is on .world?? On my instance and the ones I browse I find it to be ten times higher quality and massively less aggressive than Reddit.

    • Chetzemoka@startrek.website
      51·
      9 months ago

      Lord, you and I must have been on different forms of reddit if you think the users over here are more overly assured and aggressive than reddit. Personally, I find most conversations so much more productive here.

      • Krudler@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        Yes I’m seeing the same sentiment bubble up in multiple comments here. I don’t relate at all…

        It’s been a few years since I encountered any meaningful discussion on Reddit that wasn’t immediately polluted by screeching buffoons. I’ve yet to see that here.

        I hope this trend personally experiencing continues!