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Is it just me, or have the comments on Lemmy become extra aggressive over the past 3 months? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I feel like things on Lemmy were pretty chill several months ago, and that’s started to change.

People used to talk each other like they would talk to a neighbor. Now I get the sense that people have become quick to be negative, attack, and not be constructive.

Am I crazy in feeling like the vibe has changed?

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[–] LunarVoyager@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Why not just have a federation of instances dedicated to aggressive moderation, and a federation of instances devoted to being the greasiest, dirtiest cesspools of hate and despair? Then people can choose where they would like to be. Toxic trolls can have fun destroying each other while we take pleasure in constructive discussions. I guess what I'm trying to say is that each individual cluster of instances should be very clear about what they stand for and hold each other to it.