I feel like this applies to all social media. Why single out Lemmy? Do you feel it is more toxic than other social media sites? Do you have any examples of the type of toxicity you feel are most prevelant, along with where (community / instance)?
Lemmy has definite leanings that make it feel worse at times than even Reddit because Reddit had a larger percentage of casuals with differing opinions. Holding opinions contrary to the hive on here can make Lemmy feel pretty hostile, especially since people on Lemmy seem to love bringing those topics up as often as humanly possible.
Mostly comparing it to reddit… I feel in general that Lemmy is more toxic because I almost always see people get downvoted for no good reason. Sometimes there is no reply and or comment to why they’re downvoting the other person.
Still, I am sticking around 😭😔😁👍😛. Cause I super don’t like reddit banning me or others for no good reason.
I feel like this applies to all social media. Why single out Lemmy? Do you feel it is more toxic than other social media sites? Do you have any examples of the type of toxicity you feel are most prevelant, along with where (community / instance)?
Lemmy has definite leanings that make it feel worse at times than even Reddit because Reddit had a larger percentage of casuals with differing opinions. Holding opinions contrary to the hive on here can make Lemmy feel pretty hostile, especially since people on Lemmy seem to love bringing those topics up as often as humanly possible.
Mostly comparing it to reddit… I feel in general that Lemmy is more toxic because I almost always see people get downvoted for no good reason. Sometimes there is no reply and or comment to why they’re downvoting the other person.
Still, I am sticking around 😭😔😁👍😛. Cause I super don’t like reddit banning me or others for no good reason.
Are you talking about posts/comments that get a few downvotes or overwhelmingly downvoted?
From what I’ve seen, getting a few random downvotes seems normal, and the posts/comments that are getting overwhelmingly downvoted are toxic
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