I thought so until I went back to reddit and saw the difference. Just today there was a post on PublicFreakout about Just Stop Oil sitting in front of a bus and over 300 comments wishing the bus driver would have ran over the protestors and killed them. It was actually insane.
Kinda? Maybe not explicitly toxicity, but some passive aggressiveness.
I’ve grown pretty accustomed to stuff like that – you get used to it after spending so many years on open forums.
I used to try to “clap back” but I realized that’s a waste of time and it doesn’t help whatever situation the person on the other side might be going through. I now tend to just move on and keep myself busy with something else.
I don’t know if I’ve seen more toxicity per se, but I definitely have seen more negativity recently. I remember when I first got here during the reddit protest stuff, everyone was so nice and it felt very refreshing compared to reddit. Now I don’t get that feeling. There are still plenty of nice people, but there’s just a lot of bitterness regarding the state of the internet right now.
A bit of toxicity around specific instances/communities but not really the type from reddit. Also it’s easy enough to block those instances. People in general have been great on Lemmy.
Yeah, I particularly remember seeing two people go back and forth, and you’d have to click “Show further thread” like 6 times before one of them just quit it.
I tend to genuinely feel that the users here are more mature and more open minded.
Maybe? I definitely interact with more users lately who seem unable to make a point without being a condescending ass hat at the same time. Couldn’t say for sure if they’re coming over from Reddit, though.
When I first came to Lemmy, I was more defensive than I realized. I had gotten used to aggressive, obnoxious behavior. Soon, I noticed that wasn’t an accepted norm here. It only took a couple days to realize, but I needed a few weeks to actually get out of the habit. In those early days, I’m sure I brought some toxicity with me.
Now, though, I don’t create, feed, or encourage toxic comments. I just assume it’s an honest mistake, poor choice of words, or someone whose primary language isn’t English. If I choose to reply, I’m friendly, and give them the benefit of the doubt. If a comment seems deliberately rude or trolling, I don’t engage at all.
Also, how nice is it to be able to give (or get) the benefit of the doubt?!? You can make a spelling error without getting three or four pedantic screeds! I didn’t realize how much I missed basic civility until I rediscovered it here!
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