I think my favorite thing about Lemmy is that it feels like Reddit used to. Less negativity, more engaged users (I think). I know it will be fun to watch Reddit die, but if I put spite aside what I’m really mad at Reddit about is more about what Reddit became and maybe part of that is when the general internet user started going to Reddit and it became less like the small community it was years ago. Feel free to disagree or share an argument 😉
I think Reddit will slowly bleed users as the experience gets worse but it won’t collapse altogether. It’s not likely that any one service will replace it but I could see a series of successors come about eventually.
I’ve been finding Reddit quite toxic lately, I also find it annoying how much less engaged people are in the actual articles posted and more interested in getting a laugh going off topic.
Not really. I feel like it’s not healthy for any community if all the people you don’t like aren’t there to offer their viewpoint. The more you build an echo chamber with no dissenting opinions, the more extreme it becomes and the less it’s able to deal with things that clash with it’s ideals. The less it’s involved with things that clash with it’s ideals.
-This does not include groups with completely bad faith arguments that are clearly racist bigots.
Yes! Every time I read a conversation on here, I feel like I’m back on Reddit of yore, and it’s an amazing feeling. I went to Reddit last week (it had an answer to a tech question that was posted a year or so ago), and was appalled at the negativity of the comment section.
Yeah, I see the shitty part of reddit is moving here now, doing internet arguments again.
The comment section is for Internet arguments!
Hey, whatever you do is your business, I’m just here to promote “Barbie”.
“Can we get back to talking about Rampart please”
Ah the old memes