There are a bunch of sicko neoliberals and insufferable redditors there, yes, but there are also some normal libs and a few comrades, and it seems like a good way to encourage lemmy generally to re-embrace leftism.
I’ve been using an alt to talk on there and it’s honestly not that bad. It’s a little bad, but not that bad. I think if we just try to patiently explain ourselves, we have a reasonable chance of reaching people and shifting the general political alignment.
Those of us who aren’t up to dealing with ghouls (I am frequently included in this group) can just stay at home here and that’s just fine.
Anyway, just an idea. I would appreciate feedback.
Agitating online isn’t worth the effort unless you enjoy it. Tends to make you mad at libs without much accomplished, in my experience.
I saw an interview with a former FB employee who said they found when they broke down echo chambers by increasing visibility of conservative and progressive content to the opposite, they found both sides would dig their heels in.
This could just be due to the state of MAGA and blueMAGA discourse, rather than online agitation being unproductive.