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Another reason to leave Reddit: I forgot how hostile it can be (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by xray@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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I've mostly left reddit and switched to beehaw, but I posted on somewhat of a niche tech-related subreddit today since there really isn't a community for that here yet. And wow, I got instantly downvoted twice and the first comment response was rude and hostile. All I posted was a feature suggestion for software that I thought would be useful and that a good amount of people would like based on other feedback I've heard. This is not the sort of topic that should be controversial or aggravating, and it wasn't like I made an ignorant post suggesting a feature that already existed or otherwise wasn't well researched.

This type of instantly hostile response has happened numerous times on reddit for various different topics, but I just haven't posted for a while, so I forgot just how shitty it can feel. It makes me really appreciate how friendly and respectful the community is here on Beehaw and on Mastodon. People seem to have good faith in one another similar to how the internet used to be in the old days.

Have you had similar experiences with Reddit and similarly opposite experiences here on Beehaw/Lemmy?

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[–] MusicHeals@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

It's on Lemmy too, of course.

The other day, I was reading an article linked from a post using an account on another instance that I created while my registration was pending here.

By the time I finished reading and returned to the lemmy post, it had been down voted to -7 and the only two comments were about how the topic was no good because the article source was known low-quality.

After reading, I didn't detect any evidence of their claims, and found the information was well-sourced, though the writer was admittedly biased in their conclusions. I suspected the commenter didn't read, and dismissed it based on the source alone.

I asked what about the article they had found objectionable, as I found mostly factual reporting of issues that should be discussed. They proceeded to attack me and my character, rather than address my comments.

Made me want to never comment again. There will always be those who seem to want to be the arbiters of what should be discussed or how or by whom, and they will always resort to any means they deem necessary to ensure their echo chamber is well-tuned to their liking.