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It's so much easier to comment on Lemmy because it isn't a toxic cesspool waiting to tear you apart (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by seal_of_approval@sh.itjust.works to c/general@lemmy.world

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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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[–] solstice@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Disagree. There was a thread the other day about how it's annoying seeing nothing but posts bitching about reddit, that it's like complaining about your ex on a date with someone new. I posted something like "yeah I noticed that too" and some lunatic started harassing me nonstop. They even admitted they confused me and my post for OP and the original post, and still doubled down on their own mistake. Truly unhinged behavior.

Read for yourself here, tell me if I'm the crazy one: https://lemmy.world/comment/949449

There was also another religious lunatic in a thread about keeping government secular who couldn't understand the concept of keeping their religion out of our government. I've never wanted to punch someone in the face through my monitor before that badly in my life.

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[–] rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Agree, much more relaxed when people are nice about being in disagreement. Kind of the point of a forum is to have civil discussion. I think most people are civil, but it only takes a few hostiles to make the whole thing toxic.

[–] dis_honestfamiliar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Oh you are right. I miss Reddit's dysfunctional ways. I think I'll miss the toxicity but fuck spez.

[–] dudebro@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yes. People aren't just saying stupid jokes.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly that's so true. Having people respectfully disagree with you is something sorely lacking on many open platforms

[–] liam_galt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Yet.

[–] Dio@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Excellent, I am not the only person refraining from what I really want to say in comments and replies, haha.
Minor jest aside, it's because this is all "New*" And people aren't looking to take the mask off yet/are afraid of getting banned via some other persons sensitivity.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't jynx it! 😩

[–] Reorder9543@social.fossware.space 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Jynx?

[–] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

💯 agree. This has been my experience going from Twitter to Mastodon which I’ve used since late last year. There’s not as much drama, but *turns out that was the problem all along. *

[–] grove45@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I comment on a new tech, after days past i start to read more.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago

Disagree. I've already seen extremely heated discussions.

[–] nyternic@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

I agree, for the most part. But I already have noted a couple instances of the kind of behavior I expected to see on Reddit.

There's always, always going to be an insufferable group of people who spends their aimless lives just shitting all over everything.

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