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Same here. I generally prefer Lemmy at this point but I absolutely hate how everything is politics on here. Even the meme communities are half the time just shitty talking points in a meme template.
So much negativity all the time and all of it is essentially useless because virtually everyone on Lemmy is at least progressive already. So the comments are just a bunch of people agreeing with each other how terrible everything is.
It’s really exhausting.
Do you have a few minutes to talk about our Lord and Saviour, Linus Torvalds?
That's a good segue! One place here that I've noticed has way less toxicity than reddit is the Linux communities. I found the reddit Linux subs had a load of gatekeeping, people tended more towards going: if you can't figure out how to use a search engine you probably shouldn't be using Linux.
And then complaining that the general public doesn't want to use Linux.
Here on lemmy I see a lot more people hopping in a thread to say things like: here's the solution to your beginners issue, and here's how to look it up. If you have more issues just shoot me a reply and I'll gladly give you any help I can.
It's really refreshing to be honest.
Otherwise I very much agree there's a lot of doom posting everywhere else.
As a software engineer and someone who’s been into that shit from a young age, it’s such a nice change. Reminds me of some of the old BBS forums from the 90s. The positive and welcoming atmosphere is such an improvement compared to a lot of the analogous Reddit subs.
Creating positive environments for more junior people to gain expertise in is one of the things I’ve become somewhat passionate about over the course of my career, and it’s great to see the space we have here being exactly that much of the time.
It's really good to see. When I first got started I was lucky enough to live with someone well versed in the ins and outs of linux setup and troubleshooting. I couldn't imagine getting started, running into a roadblock that I couldn't surmount (there's been a few times searching forums ended up with one exact match to my issue, and the only response to the person's question was OP just saying "figured it out" and closing the issue) and having everyone I ask just tell me to figure it out myself....
😂 👍
Everything is about politics on reddit too
Reddit does have working niche communities though. If it’s too much you can always switch to a feed of nothing but shitposts and your hobbies. Here not so much
On lemmy there's 196, which is a shitpost community
Yeah 196 and the star trek communities are consistently positive and fun, and I'm not even a trekkie (yet). Those two places are singlehandedly keeping lemmy from being too negative to be worth it for me
Everything is politics everywhere
Yep, you're right
It’s almost like politics touches on every aspect of the lives we live, from the brick we stand in to the air we breathe.
Yeah honestly i wish places not flooded with politics or linux jokes, saying this as a linux usef
You're just experiencing the eternal cycle of social media, life, death and rebirth. any new social media will be predominantly, progressives and liberals. This steady state won't last for long because eventually right-wingers and your mother's friends will join in thus reducing the value of this new media to zero. by then, progressives such as yourself may have found an entirely new social media center to complain about.
also there's no escaping /c/lemmyshitpost and their jemes
There's a sweet spot between concentration and dilution. I hope lemmy can self regulate that ratio.
Then make the community, there are plenty of people interested.