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Does anyone else hope the bulk of Reddit stays there? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I think my favorite thing about Lemmy is that it feels like Reddit used to. Less negativity, more engaged users (I think). I know it will be fun to watch Reddit die, but if I put spite aside what I’m really mad at Reddit about is more about what Reddit became and maybe part of that is when the general internet user started going to Reddit and it became less like the small community it was years ago. Feel free to disagree or share an argument 😉

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don’t know, I think even in real life people get silly when discussing topics they have strong feelings about, and politics seems to be one of them fairly often.

I guess all I’m saying is I understand your point and it makes sense to me, I’m probably just a bit less hopeful than you are (and I commend you for it!)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's the idea of a New Sincerity, or post-postmodernism.

Yeah, the world is turning to shit, and nothing matters. So what? What are you doing to make it less shit?

It's the idea that you should be trying to save everyone with the understanding that a small portion are just too far gone to be saved, and you should focus on the ones that you can, because even if you just save one person, that's still a net positive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think it’s a very sensible approach, and honestly quite uplifting too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don’t know, I think even in real life people get silly when discussing topics they have strong feelings about, and politics seems to be one of them fairly often.

I saw an economic's professor start an argument in a coffee shop about Bernie Sanders. And he legitimately said something about Sanders's socialism leading to firing squads.

Getting into an argument like that isn't even worth it or possible to win.