Well, this. I used to just lurk at the R site but over here I post and comment more freely.
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Give it time, man.
I feel the same way, such a nice place here :)
I stopped regularly using reddit years ago once i realized it was just a boring hivemind circlejerk. I'm pretty new to this lemmy and fediverse thing and I think it's really cool and refreshing how down to earth and not circle-jerky the communities are. The potential for something awesome is exciting.
Same. Half the time I would start writing a reply on Reddit only to abandon it out of feeling intimidated by the potential replies it might generate.
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Oh you are right. I miss Reddit's dysfunctional ways. I think I'll miss the toxicity but fuck spez.
Disagree. There was a thread the other day about how it's annoying seeing nothing but posts bitching about reddit, that it's like complaining about your ex on a date with someone new. I posted something like "yeah I noticed that too" and some lunatic started harassing me nonstop. They even admitted they confused me and my post for OP and the original post, and still doubled down on their own mistake. Truly unhinged behavior.
Read for yourself here, tell me if I'm the crazy one: https://lemmy.world/comment/949449
There was also another religious lunatic in a thread about keeping government secular who couldn't understand the concept of keeping their religion out of our government. I've never wanted to punch someone in the face through my monitor before that badly in my life.
People are gonna be people no matter if they are on Reddit or Lemmy, that guy who was arguing with you had a negative score, next time just stop replying, saves both of you time.
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Agree, much more relaxed when people are nice about being in disagreement. Kind of the point of a forum is to have civil discussion. I think most people are civil, but it only takes a few hostiles to make the whole thing toxic.