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[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 144 points 2 months ago (2 children)

updoots encourages circlejerk

I mean, making a post about hating on Reddit, on Lemmy, is pretty circlejerky too at this point.

[–] Senseless@feddit.org 70 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean, making a post about hating on Reddit, on Lemmy, is pretty circlejerky too at this point.

There's a key difference, at least when it comes to hating Reddit.

Most [all?] users here have actual, informed reasons to hate Reddit, from past experiences with the site. They aren't simply joining some bandwagon due to social expectations to bend to the crowd.

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes, it is. I don't disagree with thetreesaysbark and you on that.

However I think that a circlejerk formed by similar-minded individuals gathering into the same place is far, far more benign than your "typical" circlejerk revolving around social pressure.

Also, let us [humans in general] not fool ourselves into believing that circlejerks are avoidable. Humanity boils down to "circlejerking hairless chimps" anyway.