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A little maybe, but not much.

I've seen people say they left reddit to join Lemmy because of the toxic users. To each their own, but I personally think Lemmings aren't much better. Some people over here can't understand that sensitive questions can be asked without bad intent. People are way too defensive about their opinions.

It is disappointing, but it's the better option.

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[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'm with you. Try having anything with "religion can be good" or "vegan has its flaws" and you're guaranteed to be downvoted to oblivion.

[–] Karl@literature.cafe 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Ikrr! I'm not even religious and I've just seen too much hate for religion over here. Not as much as reddit, but plenty

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world -4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

Oh my, did someone not take your skyfairy story seriously? why didnt your god strike them down with lightning? Maybe you should follow your gods good example and be quiet about your skyfairy legends and how you want to apply them to everyone elses lives. If you want to bow to a fictional story in your own home fine, but dont expect the rest of us listen to your tedious BS about it.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

This just makes you look stupid.

It’s possible to be an atheist without acting like a 12 year old.

Yeah see this is exactly what I was talking about. So much about "don't expect the rest of us to listen to your tedious BS about it".