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Does Lemmy feel hostile and/or insular to you? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Honestly, to me it feels more insular than Reddit. It feels like there's no room for nuance in opinion. So for example, if I argue against something that isn't a hard left economic idea I'll get down voted pretty heavily even though it's a pretty tame comment. It does feel like if you go against the grain here, it's actually worse than that other site.

On Reddit if I posted something against the grain there would usually be one or two people who would chime in and say "yeah. I agree with this guy." .. But on Lemmy there's no room for that.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    True. I've noticed this especially when it comes to any feminist content or just vaguely women-centric opinions. In particular, this is probably due to the comparatively and relatively small number of women on Lemmy

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    It may depend on the topic. In my interactions it's generally seemed like nuance is appreciated, with some caveats.

    Politics are a thornier subject. Starting from common ground, before moving to the area of disagreement helps. It's important to know your audience and have some idea of how the community feels. I think my typical instance may have severed ties with the more firebrand instances, which probably limits hostility.

    It's not terribly different from tackling more sensitive subjects in person.

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