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What are the best platforms to get important discussions? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by lehan0172648@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I’ve been trying to find a place where people actually talk about things properly, not just drop random comments or try to go viral. Everywhere I look it’s either full of spam, trolls, or people arguing just for the sake of it. I just want a space where you can share an opinion, hear different sides, and have a real back-and-forth without it getting messy.

I’m not looking for drama or an echo chamber. Just normal people having solid discussions and being respectful, even if they disagree. If you know a platform like that, tell me what it’s like and why you’d recommend it.

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[–] MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

If health is a topic you're interested in, I created a forum that matches your description: https://forum.humanmicrobiome.info/

Hopefully, it won't be too long before Xenforo forums can federate with Lemmy.

I've tried going to back to forums after leaving Reddit, but many of them are filled with the same type of unintelligent people you find on Reddit and other social media.

That said, I'd still stick with forums & lemmy over Reddit.

I think Lemmy was being astroturfed during the recent reddit API controversy and exodus of some redditors to lemmy. Lemmy seems much more normal now, whereas reddit is still manipulated, astroturfed, and botted to hell.