I still use reddit for some niche topics that have like zero activity on Lemmy. But still, I feel kinda bad over it… What about you people?

  • subunit317@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Using reddit makes me feel bad. It’s full of such inflammatory rage bate. Even in the niche communities I was part of, there were multiple posts every day just stirring the pot. Lemmy right now reminds me of reddit in its early days, back when people were trying to have actual, meaningful discussions.

    After the api-gate, I had a moment where I asked myself “what things have I actually learned on reddit that I otherwise wouldn’t have learned?” And the answer was nothing. Actual, helpful, insightful discussions just don’t get attention over there anymore. I get way more mileage out of my RSS feed than reddit.

    I’ve found the tone here on Lemmy to be more positive and more informative. Don’t change, y’all.

    • Baron Von J@lemmy.world
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      22 hours ago

      It’s full of such inflammatory rage bate

      But how is that not just a function of the size of the audience there? We see political trolls crawling out here, too, as the number of commenters increases.