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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Lemmy has a lot of issues and the only reason I persevere, is because I’m a glutton for punishment and simply hate Spez even more.

Lol well said and I totally agree. But I would be lying if I didn't mention that at least some of my reason for being here is to have a chance at being a part of something that has a positive impact on the world. Wanting to spite reddit is definitely a part of it, but there is also a large part of my motivation that comes from my fantasies about what Lemmy could one day become, which don't really have anything to do with reddit.

And finally, smaller reddit subs have far saner voting. Here on Lemmy there’s a lot more “I don’t understand this, so I’m downvoting because replying would require using my brain”.

Hadn't really picked up on this consciously but now that you mention it, it's absolutely true in my experience.

We are definitely still struggling with a relatively sizeable portion of toxic, disagreeable users that came here during the reddit exodus. But we have a critical mass of decent people that are currently battling through that obstacle, and as soon as we get another wave of growth, that problem should become much less prevalent, simply due to dilution.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wanting to spite reddit is definitely a part of it, but there is also a large part of my motivation that comes from my fantasies about what Lemmy could one day become, which don't really have anything to do with reddit.

I'm a voluntarist and put up with constantly getting shit on because I think federated networks are the proper way to organize communities in real life as well.

It's way less bullshit than reddit was, and I'd rather be shit on by principled leftists anyway.

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

Haha you're preaching to the choir, the idea of federation has taken over my thinking a little bit. It's like those people who want to put everything on the blockchain, except I want to federate every hierarchical structure that exists 😅

I never even moderated anything before Lemmy, but it really hasn't been that bad. It helps so much to have other good users/mods to lean on, and to have faith that the platform is steadily getting better with time.

It’s way less bullshit than reddit was, and I’d rather be shit on by principled leftists anyway.

I won't lie, I did get a bit down after the hexbear federation saga, but I feel like I'm starting to get my mojo back. When I see other users and developers building things like fediseer, it renews my motivation and refreshes my attitude. Infectious positivity, what a concept!

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

But I would be lying if I didn’t mention that at least part of my reason for being here is to have a chance at being a part of something that has a positive impact on the world. Wanting to spite reddit is definitely a part of it, but there is also a large part of my motivation that comes from my fantasies about what Lemmy could one day become, which don’t really have anything to do with reddit.

Very well said and some much-needed positivity after my dark POV :D You are, of course, right. It’s not all bad and horrible, and there are a lot of things I enjoy here as well, and there are good discussions.