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I ditched read it when they broke the API haven't been back since. I spend the same amount of time that I used to spend on Reddit on here maybe less as there is less content.
Less content, but less toxic too
I've found it's less toxic if you agree with everyone
But if you were to log into Lemmy as a conservative or pro capitalist I think the toxicity would ratchet up instantly, even if you tried to discuss in "good faith"
I've found myself on the "Let me evaluate this as objectively as possible and still I usually end up pretty left of center" camp, and yet I'm definitely not immune to it.
I've had a few run-ins, like one where I tried to de-escalate and respectfully critique a thread that was basically (smugly?) a "death to anyone who looks like they might resemble the other team" jihad , and boy, oh boy the hivemind got stirred.
It's gotten so bad that merely suggesting temperance and moral consideration brands you a filthy both-siding liberal nazi-enabler or something.
I believe a successful resistance includes restraining unhinged extremists that would stab their fellows in the back for not being extreme enough, but some segments of Lemmy won't hear it.
I agree with you 🙃
I guess we're in our own echoes chamber
I dunno. Lemmy.ml is pretty toxic too.
not as bad as reddit, where every discussion often involves some form of trolling propaganda, that is hard to control.
Block and move one, luckily most aggregate in one place.
Same here, I think. I spend less time here, but time spent is of more quality.
Same here too. I only ever checkit for niche communities and sometimes not even that.