Similar experience here. Lemmy is definitely what you make it, and interacting with communities and posts really helps keep it grounded.

I’m with you on the politics thing, but tbh I think that’s just a reflection of the world in general right now.

In year 1 I quickly gave up on any reasonable political discussion here.

Weird, I've been here 3 years too and I find the political discussions here to be largely pleasant and on point.

How do I determine if I’m a crazy or a normal person?

I'm also going three years in, although on my fourth account. Just banned from my first and only community today, it was one based on hate, though, so I must be doing something right.

I'd say there's slightly fewer jerks on Lemmy compared to offline, and far fewer compared to Reddit.

We could use more crazies, though, they keep things interesting!

Can relate. Did you meet people in person from here or did you find out people you know in person are also on Lemmy?

Heavily agree with the political discourse part. I still chime in every now and again because I don't like echo chamber stuff and I sometimes get surprised but I generally don't like sharing it here.

Happy cake day!

It certainly has evolved and feels more civil. For now!

What happened 3 years ago? Why is it smaller now?

I'm also 3 years in 🥳