Hey, I hope it’s ok to post something like this here. I just wanted to say thanks for the people here^^ A long time ago I joined Reddit and tried to post, comment and communicate about stuff I liked. Only now I noticed how much I became a lurker over the time because of the negativity at Reddit. Snappy comments, no real feedback but hate, sometimes even borderline insults… After nuking and deleting my Reddit account and switching to lemmy I noticed how much I missed it. People here are way more friendly and communicate politely. At least for now… Posting is fun again, all thanks to you all^^ That’s my two cents. Thanks for reading. Love you all, keep safe. Cheers

  • slybird@kbin.social
    5·
    1 year ago

    For me it’s the anonymity that Reddit and this site provide that allows the fear-free freedom of expression. If I had to use my real name I wouldn’t post anything ever about anything regardless to whether I agreed with what I wrote or not.

    This site isn’t completely positive to everything. My pro-Reddit-admin-action comments seem to be getting lots of hate here.

    • AmidFuror@kbin.social
      6·
      1 year ago

      You got downvoted, but the responses (at the time of writing this) were not vitriolic. But no forum will remain strictly positive without draconian mod action.

    • brennesel@feddit.de
      1·
      1 year ago

      No, people still have their opinions. And it’s not surprising that the general opinion towards Reddit is not positive here since many feel not valued by the Reddit leadership.

      Think of it like a free ride on a train sponsored by Reddit that records every move and conversation of passengers (users) and offering paid drinks (rewards). There are unpaid conductors and ticket inspectors (mods) who are stripped of many tools for their job. And passengers will no longer be able to choose between preferred seats or book a handicap accessible option (3rd party apps). Why should everyone continue as before when conditions are dictated unilaterally? Without us, the trains would be empty and no one would buy any drinks or look at the billboards. If you are happy with your uncomfortable assigned seat (official app) and the conductors are willing to compensate for the lack of tools with extra work, enjoy the ride on. However, I do not presume to be able to decide for the latter.