Kinda sorta copy/pasted question from Reddit. But wanted to see what your answers are like on here!

  • AskewLord@piefed.social
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    16 days ago

    Sometimes I find the level of bitterness on fediverse to be chilling… like holy shit some posters on here are legit wannabe murderers. And it seriously makes me question what I’m doing here.

    I miss the internet being a more chill/nerdy space, but those days are long gone.

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      16 days ago

      What? I don’t see that being the case her. There are lots of really interesting stories you get from this kind of question

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        15 days ago

        Interesting… the comment specifically says “fediverse” - but you’re not the only person who seems to assume it’s about this individual thread.

        edit: Even more interesting - the overwhelming ratio of douchevotes on this comment. I seriously doubt people would insist “Boston” or “at work” means “in this thread” - but for some reason the vast majority are adamant that “fediverse” means just this thread. Anybody have an idea why that is?

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          16 days ago

          Because it’s in this thread. So clearly this thread triggered that thought. This isn’t a “what are your general issues with the fediverse”.

          • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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            15 days ago

            That means people’s stories about being followed were “clearly triggered” by thinking someone in this thread is following them, because the comments are in this thread - which makes no sense. The thread is about having scary gut feelings, not just having them offline.

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      16 days ago

      I read every comment ITT and I have no idea what you’re talking about.

      • k0e3@lemmy.ca
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        16 days ago

        I think they mean Lemmy as a whole: not this thread specifically.

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            16 days ago

            I completely agree. I’m not sure why I got downvoted for trying to clarify lol I don’t even agree with their opinion.

      • Chl0r0f0rm_Angel@sh.itjust.works
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        16 days ago

        Pause and think for a second. You’re asking that person to spill tea for you in order to take notice of something in your surroundings. Kind of a weird ass thing for people to get upset at having pointed out.

    • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      I agree, there’s a presence of bitterness and hostility in every online forum, and lemmy is no exception. That vibe makes me feel negative about the future sometimes, but you have to remember the fediverse and online forums in general are just subsets of the human race, not a good cross-section. People tend to gather around others who have similar attitudes.