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It's so much easier to comment on Lemmy because it isn't a toxic cesspool waiting to tear you apart (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by seal_of_approval@sh.itjust.works to c/general@lemmy.world

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It feels like people are a lot nicer here than on Twitter and Reddit, and even when people disagree, it's generally civil and not an all-out flame war. Also, there's no algorithm promoting outrage all the time.

For me, the anticipation of toxicity was a huge deterrent for me ever participating in real discussions, but here I feel like I can be myself.

I think it's healthier this way.

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[–] JasSmith@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah I’ve had the misfortune of expressing the wrong opinion on a politics community. It was about as toxic as any r/Politics submission, including someone telling me to kill myself.

[–] Widowmaker_Best_Girl@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've taken to just auto blocking anything to do with politics on Lemmy now. The beliefs on here are more radicalized than Reddit, and I thought they were bad.

[–] JasSmith@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

This is probably a good idea. I did the same on Reddit. Some people just want to be toxic. I’m just disappointed to realise it wasn’t Reddit causing the toxicity. It’s the users, and they’re here too.

[–] pizza_rolls@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You downplayed the current laws against LGBT+ people and climate change, so I'm not sure why you are surprised you were downvoted. That's misinformation not "just your opinion man"

[–] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Having skimmed over their posts, while I also don't tend to agree with their views, nor the spreading of misinformation, that doesn't justify anyone telling them to off themselves. Hopefully they reported that person, as that shouldn't be tolerated in any instance/community imo.

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Agreed. Big difference you pointed out here.