Ask Lemmy

So far, it's definitely less toxic

Fewer conservative dickheads, less crypto-bro bullshit, fewer incels and the like

Someone made a joke that didn't land well. I called them out for it, because it looked like they were being a misogynistic prick. We had a back and forth, they edited their comment to make it clear that it was a joke, not a bigoted belief, we had a good conversation and even a few others joined in with a swell of positivity

On reddit it would have probably escalated into something unpleasant, but here everyone actually had a laugh about it and we all noted the difference in positivity

There are still creepy children posting stuff in places like asklemmynsfw and annoying porn bots, but it's still better overall by a lot

It's going to be interesting to see what Digg becomes

Smaller communities make a different quality of conversation. What it reminds me of is early Reddit, yes.

I didn't use Reddit towards the end so I might be a bit wrong but overall it feels a lot more likely that you will bump into the same people on here. Its nice that you don't really get your karma farming GallowBoob types.

The misogyny on here seems more intense though even if the mods and admins are more on top of it.

It's a child of Reddit.

It grew up learning some good habits and some bad, it continues traditions it didn't start, but it runs it's own household with it's own traditions, and is building upon the values it's learned.

Absolutely the same material, just less density so instead of the instant "fuck you" here we can see an additional "what do you mean by that?!" stage. And less people with ban ability.

Eventually, when our numbers will grow significantly, you won't be able to distinguish this place from Reddit.

Generally the same culture, but skewed towards more tech savvy types and online-centric culture groups. It's a lot smaller than reddit, which helps a lot with the quality of interactions, but I think if it grew enough it would end up very close to reddit culture.

It's growing one. The dislike of bots and one-liner posts seems like it could actually stick around as a form of etiquette, although it's too early to really say. A lot of readers will remember the poop post a couple years on, too, which counts.

The political bent and heavy tech-orientation are just a reflection of who the early adopters (and devs) are. Ditto for any extra civility or insight on the part of the people posting.

We have mods that use the banhammer as a disagree button, just like reddit. But we are also openly hostile to nazis unlike reddit.

Yes and no. To me it feels like going from one subreddit to another. It is different? Yes. That much different? I don't know, maybe, like going from a big city to a town without leaving the country.

The Westerners are slightly/somewhat less imperialistic, which is great. Also, people are visibly not as intellectually challenged.

I've seen less whining about downvotes, "you can't say x on y subreddit" meta comments, and general persecution fetish stuff. Probably just due to less people, but it's still a relief not to have to see it constantly.

I dunno, I mean, I never saw such an obsession with beans on reddit.

Whether that's a better, different kind of shitposting or exactly the same kind of shitposting is up to you.

100% has different cultures, however:

1. Not necessarily better, due to lack of enforceable centralized moderation policy a lot of morally grey or dark communities and instances exist, and it is more susceptible to bots.

2. Reddit was so absolutely massive compared to current Lemmy that it naturally did have more niches.

significant less astroturfing from right wingers, and bots+ less pressure of the constant threat of reddit and subreddit moderations.

your battling against people brigading, baiting you into argueing so you get reported.

I feel like people are nicer to each other on here, but maybe it's just the communities I subscribe to.

I dont think we're a bunch of angry 16 year old white boys who worship musk and jbp so no we're not the fucking same

Not the same. More like a second cousin, once removed.

Significantly different in most communities. Much more collab work for one. Plus faster changes in general. Hard to game an algorithm when everyone has a different one and in different places. The people are just nicer here. I feel like I can actually have a conversation without being drowned.

I was going to say "bit of both", but I realise this is complicated by how long I was on Reddit; the culture and experience over there changed over time. I wonder whether the parts of Lemmy that remind me of Reddit are invoking my earlier experiences

It is people, so basically the same.

We have beans, beef stroganoff, and moths. And people are nicer. I believe that all of this is related.

I don't think I've ever seen an owl on reddit

People are all the same everywhere.

Much less "trying to be the funniest person in the room" energy