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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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I feel like Fediverse users are nicer to each other and more generous with upvotes than reddit. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by LemmyBe@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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i’m doing it because I want to make the fediverse more friendly place, in hopes of making it more welcoming for new users, and the nicer place in general. But I wonder how much is just less bots.

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[–] InternetTubes@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

It may be because there in reddit, there generally are more comments to a thread and newer threads faster. The people who respond to the older threads are generally more likely to be assholes. Maybe it has to do with the type of people who browse them, or maybe it has to do because of the people who'd rather follow profile histories to gaslight someone than participate in the community, or maybe the fediverse really is nicer because it doesn't thrive on engagement thus avoiding the need to artificially create conflict. Who knows.