When I first started using Lemmy it seemed like such a nice place with interesting discussions. It seemed like the first group of people to join after the app exodus were being quite careful to be respectful of the existing culture.

Now, it seems as though the culture from Reddit has completely replaced it. Toxicity and all. I will say I do follow a lot of communities from a wide range of instances so it’s clearly not everywhere.

Am I the only one who’s feeling like we’ve just stormed in and bulldozed Lemmy?

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    1 year ago

    Anything politics related is incredibly toxic. I’ve received death threats for having the wrong political opinions.

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      1 year ago

      Maybe don’t go around expunging your weirdo transphobia, hate against Muslims and refugees, and you won’t encounter as much toxicity.

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      Ah yeah I’m afraid we don’t take the high road anymore. It’s not worked. Probably because “the libs” have realised that y’all don’t have a better nature to appeal to.

      (And something tells me you’re projecting)

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      I have received a death threat for having opinions about medical conditions, so… it’s just sort of how it works talking to the public on the internet. People who work in retail may now and then receive death threats for serving coffee.