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Is anybody else worried about the lack of diverse opinion here? (feddit.online)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Xylight@feddit.online to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Just to clarify, I don't think it's a problem that hatred is minimal here, and I don't just mean politics.

I feel like I very rarely see alternative opinions about anything, whether it be software, ai, news about companies, etc. it just seems like everyone universally agrees about anything with only a tiny handful of exceptions.

It makes me hesitant to believe I'm on the "correct side" and I never see any arguments from opposition. This makes me worried that I'm in some sort of echo chamber. In real life, I do see much more diverse opinions and, if I only used the fediverse for social media, would likely be weaker in defending my own since their arguments would be "new" to me.

I understand the reasons for which the fediverse has pretty collective opinion, but it does still worry me. I want to be able to see all the other people with their own thoughts (given it's respectful) on the Internet, which should be the most capable tool to do so.

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[–] Fedditor385@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

What levels of diversity are you expecting? I am here exactly to avoid the extreme polar opposite diversity many mainstream platforms offer. I see people agreeing and disagreeing but they are still having some common ground which enables the disagreement to look civil. Considering the mainstream social media this can look like a lack of diversity, but it's actually how it is supposed to be in a civilized world...

[–] Fedditor385@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

And also, there's the platform bias. The fact that you are on Lemmy here and not on Reddit asking this, also gives a lot of information what your opinions are, and by that you already share a lot in common with most people here. Sharing a lot in common also means less things to argue about.