I'm yet to encounter the majority of issues I hear Lemmings griping about. Everyone has been pretty civil toward me. Every time my inbox blows up I feel dread, only to open it and find zero confrontation or vitriol. I'm not running into any racists, sexists, bigots, etc., and I certainly haven't noticed a decline in content (I browse Top ~6 Hours).

I realize my personal experience doesn't equate to these problems not existing, but I do get the strong impression that people are exaggerating greatly.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Exactly my experience as well. Sure, I don't have infinite scroll, but I also don't feel like an algorithm is trying to make me angry. When I get responses, they're typically thoughtful or on topic.

[–] Xabis@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

infinite scroll

Depends on the client you are using.

For phone or tablets try using the Voyager native app.

For browser try m.lemmy.world which is just the web version of Voyager.

There are other clients like old.lemmy.world for that “authentic” feel.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've been active for a month and in my opinion too many users have radicalised and extremist mindsets, but other than that it's alright.

Going back to reddit would mean to install that unbearable app they have and having to deal with incompetent admins, so I will stay here for some time.

I can see why it's off-putting for a lot of people though.

[–] Nikki@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My only issue is the lack of small communities that get posts frequently, and yeah, duh, I should contribute, but theres only so much I can say about my transness.

One thing I miss about reddit is just being able to endlessly read about peoples experiences and stupid shitty trans memes, thats just missing here right now

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Exactly this. My small Reddit communities had a few posts per day. The equivalent on Lemmy have a few per year. Still, I don’t miss them enough to go back.

[–] Nikki@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah I'm not going back, just had to substitute with some discord servers so I'm not tempted. After that, I'm good lol

[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you share a thought on a Biden/Trump thread, an Israel/Palestine thread, or another topic that attracts strong views, and your opinion is different than the hive, expect some vitriol and confrontation.

I've run into it while seriously looking for debate or productive conversation.

[–] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The same thing happens on Reddit, though. I think that's kind of just the internet from now on. /r/worldnews is literally just a pro-Israel, anti-Palestine echo chamber so it's nice to see another perspective on here. (I only browse Reddit at work not logged in for the record.) Over here, the hive mind on that seems to change thread to thread.

[+] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's funny when the US does war in the middle east when a republican is president the media doesn't even cover it. At least not to the extent we do today. That's because Republicans are callous and could not give an ounce of fuck. The fact that people want to hold Biden to account should tell you everything you need to know about the two parties. Yes Biden sucks dick. Yes genocide is unacceptable no matter the people doing genocide. Only I'm voting along side the constituents that actually give a fuck.

And that is certainly not the GOP. They only care that it makes Biden look bad.