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Do you think Lemmy has a culture separate from Reddit or is it basically the same? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Original question by @OmegaLemmy@discuss.online

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[–] 88 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fairly different hivemind here, I think. Still annoying at times but for different reasons. Individuals seem more likely to engage on a topic though. Maybe without instantly thinking you're their enemy.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    "hivemind" is such a stupid bullshit concept. the only people who use it just don't like being disagreed with. if you use the term "hivemind" you might as well be a reddit conservative

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Congrats on being the exception to the latter part of my comment.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago*

    Congrats on being an exception to the penulatimate part of your comment then? My point is that "hivemind" is already a thought-terminating cliche. If you're using it while seeking in-depth conversation, what do you expect to get? Hence me saying you "might as well be" such as such -- which is very different from treating you like an enemy. Seems like you gave a bit of that hostility back though! And why? Because this conversation revolves around a thought-terminating cliche like "hivemind".

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I don't think hivemind is a bullshit concept. It's another word for gregarian behavior. The observed dominance of a single point of view, amplified by the underlying system of upvotes that brings a visibility bias to already popular points of view.

    Isn't that what we call the hivemind ?

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