Schrodinger's Dinger

Same. I’ve actually made a friend via the chat lol

If Lemmy stays just niche enough to keep the hoardes of angry internet users away, I think we might just have a goldmine.

Reddit didn’t always use to be such a cesspool of hate. I think as things grow and attract the masses, they attract the type of people that are only on the internet to be driven by their emotions. The up/downvote system solidifies that too.

My thinking is that you can have a campfire with 20 people around it and still have meaningful conversations. Put 1000 around that same campfire and shit will go sideways.

It certainly became degrading after a while. I have had some amazing conversations on Reddit, but as time went on they became more and more sparse.

I haven’t thought back on Reddit much until lately with all the bullshit that’s been happening and man, being in this space reminds me of why I enjoyed Reddit in the first place.

I can relate in so many instances on Reddit where I recognized something and would explain it, but people would argue against (like you said) or my comment would get overlooked entirely as it wouldn’t create enough buzz.

I think the fediverse is just the soft reset that the internet needed.

Somebody on here snagged the username “spez” and that brings me great joy as well