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I realized I interacted / posted / commented less and less on reddit these last couple of years. Couldn't even tell you why exactly. Now I've been here for a week and, I don't know, I just like interacting again... Hope it stays like this for a while :)

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Reddit is too popular and has too much group think, too many of the same types of comments that will get a lot karma, and too many comments that will just be ignored.

NEW is a garbage dump or a pile of duplicates. So why comment on a new post? It will never go anywhere. HOT is already full of comments, so your comment will just be lost.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you want like 10,000 instant karma, bet on a New post and say snarky shit. If it gets picked to be one of the magic posts of the day, you win.

Just don't say anything meaningful, or you'll fall below the next person commenting for the lulz.

That's what a healthy community looks like. Right?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a shit ton of upvote bots and subs had free gold to give out all the time.

Admins like it because it looks good to advertisers and idiots think buying gold is normalized

Mods like it because it boosts sub visibility and got more subscribers

And some users chase karma so theyre onboard too.

There wasn't much authentic about reddit

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

do not fool yourself. this place is just as strong with the group think mentality. if you want proof, look at all the defederation discourse.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If you want to hang out with the Nazis, just say so and go. No one is stopping you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Like literally these people are all like "FrEe SpEeCh" like dude if you wanna be a Nazi go be a Nazi I'm not gonna stop you but I'm definitely not gonna support you in it. You will get a hearty kick to the nuts if you approach me with it but like you do you

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair some instances (like Beehaw) defederate for not being big enough to maintain a huge influx of users. It isn't always about Nazis although for sure Nazis suck I agree with that!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Sure, but anyone complaining about defederation in the context of "group think" probably isn't thinking about how much it sucks that small spaces can't moderate well enough.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Most people consider hate speech unacceptable. Independently coming to that conclusion is not “group think”.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Won't anyone think of the Nazis? 😢

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

If the opposite of nazi Yahtzee?

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

Jurj Clooners was awesome in The Nazi Who Played Yahtzee.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I would typically only engage with new posts, but in two places. One was some smaller subs where there was going to be more opportunity for discussion between everyone, and two in the larger subs would be breaking issues where new was by default and it was more group observation of the events going on in real time.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The exchanges I have had here are like rare good ones I have had on reddit. If it gets to popular that will likely change but hey lets enjoy it while we can.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I appreciate your comment and hope to see you around!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This matches my experience too. I’ve only had one or two unpleasant exchanges from a hateful person here, and it was pretty forgettable. On Reddit it seems like almost every time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It was insane how carefully I had to tread on reddit. On here, I can just be myself without worrying about getting spammed by assholes. Every experience on here has been really nice!

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

Reddit has been a toxic cesspool for a long time. I just realised how desensitized i have become to this sort of thing after mainly being active here. I really hope we can keep it that way.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yeah. I’m loving it. I feel like my comments and posts get a lot more attention and the engagement is a lot better than Reddit. It definitely feels like a community is brewing but I’m loving the increased interaction.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I see you :)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm definitely making more of an effort now, but that's because of how conscious I am about the site needing user interaction.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah, that's definitely a part. And it kind of feels good to try to help build something... though I'm far from the first bunch of people who started this

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

I agree! Oftentimes on Reddit I thought "I don't really have anything to add, and this post will be flooded with comments anyway, so mine will probably drown, so why bother?"

Here I think there's more of breathing room for everyone, which is nice

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

I'm trying to remember to do the same, I'm so used to saying nothing for fear of being the one post people pick to be the one they downvote to hell for no reason. It's like I want to interact now but as @magnetosphere put it I have PRSD - Post Reddit Stress Disorder

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I thought it would be a really hard shift since I used reddit so much. The more I go between them, the more I realize reddit is just another forum website - it's not even a really good one, either!

This change has been super helpful for me to learn not to get so attached to stuff. The people here are the same as the people there and the stuff I post can go anywhere I want it to, there's nothing extra special about reddit. It's super freeing!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

100% agree... and not having to think about karma, which I didn't really, but then still kind of did I think, feels really awesome

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

You should try Beehaw, or any other instance that’s disabled downvotes. THAT’S awesome. If someone disagrees with your point, they actually begin a conversation, instead of just slapping a down arrow.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I kinda dislike it, honestly. I'm so used to constant withering hostility that the lack of slurs and snide insinuations about my parentage is genuinely kind of uncomfortable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have now diagnosed you with PRSD - Post Reddit Stress Disorder

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries.

I hope that helped!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really like the speed and overall clean user interface here. I am still learning, but so far I like what I see. Hopefully, we can all grow together into one thriving community!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Its been so long since I’ve interacted that I don’t remember how. Hey guys.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I first arrived here, I felt there wasn't enough of a community to sustain my interest. But in just the past week or so, I think it's reached some sort of critical mass where this place now has a pull that keeps me coming back.

I thought I'd miss reddit more, but while I haven't cancelled anything over there, I just don't get on much anymore. I'd rather spend my energy building community here, and I don't care if there are fewer people to interact with. Even reading a single thoughtful comment is enough to make my day, and that's starting to happen regularly.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I personally love how inclusive everyone (at least 99%) here is and I am personally fighting very much to keep it that way. Although I am white and only an ally and thus not part of LGBT myself, even I feel much safer here although I wouldn't have much to fear on other websites myself.

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

That's genuinely appreciated!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly just so happy to have a place that’s not diluted by the same tired old jokes being told over and over again, excited to see where this community goes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

holy shit, that realization just hit me like a brick wall. on reddit it was always low-hanging dead horse meme answers floating to the top, but here people just write down their genuine thoughts without trying to pander to anyone. it's very refreshing

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I like how different app are growing at same time than the communities, it's cool to be part of the process.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah, mostly just lurked on Reddit, but here I feel a lot more comfortable engaging with the stuff that gets posted. Since the communities are so much smaller it feels like leaving a comment actually means something instead of just getting drowned out in the noise.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is my first comment on lemmy, and I'm making it because you're absolutely right. It's almost habbit at this point to hold back and lurk after years of being used to a huge crowd. Defaulting to reading the disscusion but not adding anything to it. But this reminds me a lot of the way smaller forums and neiche communities feel, where there's still room to add something to the thread without needing to yell it. Glad to be here and starting to appreciate the differences already

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

The same. I haven't gotten involved in anything but smaller subreddits in years.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree. I am a very shy person, so, it is not easy for me to comment, even if it is anonymous. I always think that nobody is waiting to hear from me in the enormous stream of other comments that are there as well. At the same time, if by some accident someone actually reads your comment, I feel that if you have a different way of wording or a different opinion, your head will get chopped off.

Because there are far less comments here, I feel like I can actually contribute something to the discussion. And people seem to be just nicer and more willing to understand each other instead of just repeating the same stuff over and over again. I like it better here!

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

Agreed. This is way more fun. More people respond and it feels nice to be a pioneer again. It’s fun to watch people figure shit out and design solutions to new problems.

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

Same here mate! Never was big on commenting or posting on Reddit but here I'm so much more active.

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