Do you avoid discussing some topics online even if you have something you'd like to say about them?
Do you avoid discussing some topics online even if you have something you'd like to say about them?
I've been doing this for some time now. Even if it's something that I consider important.
I just don't see the value in participating in a discussion that I have seen countless times already where the same points and arguments happen over and over again. One that I know wilI turn ugly. It's exhausting and I've decided to just opt-out.
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I do it because I don't really mind a shit show, but I 100% understand those who want to remain out of it. Lemmy is insanely toxic at times and it's sometimes made me reconsider this platform.
One of the things I used to love about Reddit (obviously pre-enshitification) was the openness and willingness within the community to listen to other perspectives and the calm and intelligent discussion of ideas. That became less and less and I miss it. Lemmy gets that herd mentality and if you don’t 100% agree on all points with certain ideas here then you’re just wrong and downvoted away. So I just choose not to engage
I don't think it's the platform so much, I think there's an inevitability about communication quality dropping as audience size increases
I don't know, there are a lot of nut jobs around here ...
I think Lemmy has large communities of people who are here because...
- They're tech/FLOSS enthusiasts
- Reddit's API issues drove them away
- They got banned from Reddit
I think that third group is what tends to cause those issues, lol