I think my favorite thing about Lemmy is that it feels like Reddit used to. Less negativity, more engaged users (I think). I know it will be fun to watch Reddit die, but if I put spite aside what I’m really mad at Reddit about is more about what Reddit became and maybe part of that is when the general internet user started going to Reddit and it became less like the small community it was years ago. Feel free to disagree or share an argument 😉

  • AnonTwo@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Not really. I feel like it’s not healthy for any community if all the people you don’t like aren’t there to offer their viewpoint. The more you build an echo chamber with no dissenting opinions, the more extreme it becomes and the less it’s able to deal with things that clash with it’s ideals. The less it’s involved with things that clash with it’s ideals.

    -This does not include groups with completely bad faith arguments that are clearly racist bigots.

  • Imbrock@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    I think Reddit will slowly bleed users as the experience gets worse but it won’t collapse altogether. It’s not likely that any one service will replace it but I could see a series of successors come about eventually.

  • Tinyimportance@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’ve been finding Reddit quite toxic lately, I also find it annoying how much less engaged people are in the actual articles posted and more interested in getting a laugh going off topic.

    • Random Dent@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 years ago

      One thing I really don’t miss are the posts that are like:

      I like chocolate.

      edit: okay guys, I get that some of you don’t like chocolate, I was just expressing a personal preference.

      edit 2: i understand that some people have had distant relatives who have died from eating chocolate, I meant no disrespect to the chocolate-averse community and I’m deeply sorry.

      edit 3: someone reported me for suicide to the admins and someone else said I was spreading hate speech, gomna take a break from reddit for a while

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Yes! Every time I read a conversation on here, I feel like I’m back on Reddit of yore, and it’s an amazing feeling. I went to Reddit last week (it had an answer to a tech question that was posted a year or so ago), and was appalled at the negativity of the comment section.