Like I understand that this particular user didn't really give it a fair shake, but lets not pretend those comments are wrong about that specific aspect of Lemmy. I have observed that you generally cannot have nuanced discussions on a myriad of topics on lemmy as there is a "right" and "wrong" stance in the eyes of the majority here.

Some of y'all are so far left that anyone even a millimeter to the right of you is seen as the second coming of Adolf himself.

Now obviously I understand that Lemmy isn't homogeneous, but it definitely has a majority user base that leans so far left it's pretty much laying on the ground at this point.

Thats just my 2¢ as left leaning moderate.

[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 15 points 3 days ago (35 children)

what are some of your specific disagreements with this far left cohort?

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

1mm of perception.

Lemmy: "Fucking die in a fire you fucking Nazi!"

Watch this!

"Trans folks are fallible human beings like the rest of us."

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[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 3 days ago

It's so hard to find a user so aware and rational like you…

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I avoid news and political communities so I don't really know that the crowd is about over there. People on !patientgamers@sh.itjust.works and !gardening@lemmy.world are usually nice

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Yeah if you avoid political subs and political topics in general Lemmy is great. But if you sort by Lemmy's version of "r/all" it's almost all political stuff and the comments are all primally unidirectional.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I browse All, but blocked all the news and politics on my main account. I check every few days on an alt.

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That's probably the most sane way to approach politics these days. Check in once in awhile. Seeing it all day every day would drive anyone insane. And clearly it has for many people.

We should start a news service that gives you a summa of the week or something. So people can stay somewhat informed but not have it ruin every waking moment of their days...

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If assholes don’t like Lemmy, GOOD.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The main issue with this kind of posts is that it might prevent non-assholes potential new joiners to give the platform a try

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

True, but I think it’s a small price to pay. I’d rather have a smaller Lemmy that maintains the current atmosphere than a bigger Lemmy with a larger percentage of jerks.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 7 points 3 days ago

Honestly curious... what exactly are you doing in a community who's stated goal is to evangelize the Lemmy network?

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

Let's see how 75k monthly active users looks like. There's probably still room to grow.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Lol toxic to what? MAGA?

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[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

I was on lemmy for a bit and did try just using “subscribed”. It was like I said in another reply, it was either all content with the same mindset and no dialogue or it was a ghost town.

It is in fact possible for people to just dislike lemmy and want something else.

This isn’t a terribly unfair criticism tbh

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 points 3 days ago

This person might not be that great with computers, based on reading their replies.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I never know what to do with these lol

it actually has quite a few upvotes too

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