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

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

So... people should disagree with each other just to disagree?

If you're talking about biased mods, then I completely agree. But as far as the community, of course people are going to agree with what's popular and disagree with what isn't.

That's what makes things popular and unpopular.

[-] Veltoss@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

This is a real braindead take and I'm not sure what point you are trying to make here. If you can't tell the difference between circlejerks and echo chambers, and people simply discussing things they mostly agree with, that's your own problem.

Doesn't mean it's not a real issue or a thing that even exists, that's just a silly thing to even say.

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