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I joined reddit on the tailwind, so it was all echo chamber, we hate newcomers, gatekeeping, automod frenzy, too many rulebreakers, too many rules, etc I could be wrong, but thats what I imagine it used to be like.

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[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Who are you interacting with that has been so lame? I'm having a way better time in these comnunities than on reddit.

[–] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anything even vaguely political is a shitshow since people are just as toxic as on reddit, but there is way less moderation

[–] explodicle@local106.com 2 points 1 year ago

I think it depends on the instance.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

You know, I've felt there's a sizable difference now in the kinds of discussion you tend to see depending on your home instance. Lemmy.world really feels like Reddit in both good and bad ways. Lemmy.ca is cool with local news and a smattering of other communities. But I what I really love beehaw.org. There are few places like it, and I hope if people join there, they don't bring their Reddit tendencies with them. Slow down a bit, think of each other and enjoy real, thoughtful discussion.