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People on Lemmy are essentially the same as they are on Reddit (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works to c/watchredditdie@sh.itjust.works
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Don't get me wrong, it's a better experience over all, but basically group dynamics and mob mentality are the same, just at an acceptably lower volume.

I think the real strength of Lemmy isn't anything fancy, it's just that there's fewer people and that creates a more communal vibe and leaves a little more room for conversation.

It also has a host of knock on effects: better moderation, visibility without a ton of upvotes, longer conversations....

I don't know if anyone thinks it--I'm pretty good at arguing against positions nobody's taking--but overall people on Lemmy aren't any different.

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[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

I think the difference is that reddit has more social network lock in, which allows mods to be bigger assholes. People will tolerate asshole subs if the sub is big enough.

Second issue is subs are more likely to BECOME assholes on very large subs because it's a lot of work herding kittens.

Third issue is mods are ALREADY likely to be assholes because modding large subs is very much not fun and an insecure ego is a much greater motivator than secure altruism.

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