It's the size for sure. I don't think I've ever gone thread to thread and seen the same people on reddit. But her eon the fed, I'm actually surprised to see the same few names pop up here and there.
Hey fuck you and your stupid opinion! I’m smarter and technically correct on this one obscure point that you weren’t making! And it’s spelled “for all intents and purposes,” dipshit!
I’m hoping maybe I could get a little confidence back in commenting on things. 10 yrs or more on Reddit and it always felt like it’s either a drop in an echo chamber or immediately rude responses.
I’m liking Lemmy more because the last few years of Reddit were just so filled with dumbfucks that missed obvious jokes/sarcasm and had shitty comments to make on questions, it was bumming me out. I can ask questions and get answers. I can make a joke and people get it (it might suck, still, but they understand it’s a joke). I feel like this is where people who can, and actually do, read and understand everything before responding are hanging out.
I think a lot of work has to be done with society as a whole before we have a chance of that. I don’t think that particular problem (sometimes called Eternal September) is inherent to the systems of communication themselves, but really the inherent nature of humans. The same thing will happen in a community of people IRL.
I also find it difficult to see how we could reconcile disparate cultures and ideologies while also unifying as a singular “human culture” that isn’t constantly bickering with each other and could actually agree on how to go about doing things. I mean, short of an alien invasion forcing every human being to come together to combat a new threat.
" I feel like this is where people who can, and actually do, read and understand everything before responding are hanging out."
Don’t worry, me and other new users will get that corrected ASAP!
But for real, the users and vibe here seem far less caustic and I’m enjoying it. It’s been a nice journey recognizing that I want hooked on Reddit because of content so much as because of the dopamine hit I got from endlessly scrolling through a lot of low effort content.
I thought Lemmy would just take over my mobile usage, and I would still visit reddit on desktop. Turns out I’m just using Lemmy on both because the vibe here is more fun.
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