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Anyone else try to show Lemmy to their friends only for the toxic side of Lemmy to scare them off? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works to c/Ask_Lemmy@sh.itjust.works
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My friend's on reddit a lot, uses it for support questions and reviews mostly, but got fed up with all the bullshit toxicity.

I suggested she check out Lemmy, there's less content, but generally fewer toxic interactions, and we scrolled a bit.

She checked it out, didn't understand a meme on WomensStuff, had me ask them about it, and was so put off by their responses that that was the end of lemmy for her.

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[-] imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Lemmy askhistorians has thousands of posts, right? i feel like I see them all the time.

I get what you mean though, niche interests with missing or inactive communities here

[-] ephrin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

There’s just a scale to reddit still that the fediverse doesn’t come close to touching. Hopefully that changes, but it’s not even close right now.

[-] imeansurewhynot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Different scales for sure. I like the small scale of lemmy though, I'm happy with the gradual build. Definitely more lively than it was when I first checked it out a few years ago.

[-] ephrin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Same, I’m happy here. But many of my friends are not.

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