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Lemmy is a bigger echo chamber than reddit (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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I find the quality and variety of discussions on the fediverse to be lower than what I had on reddit. Lemmings have strong preconceived notions and little interest in changing viewpoints from new information. I think I'll be switching back.

Edit: you'll find that most of the comments deny any shortcomings of the culture and go directly to invalidating my opinions via character assassination. If lemmy was a community that actually stood for the ideals which it espouses it would take constructive criticism in the spirit in which it was intended. QED.

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[+] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Unpopular opinion: I hate this argument. At what point is there ever going to be "enough users"? I think that's just an easy cop out used to avoid actually addressing whatever debate you're having. And I mean this with respect.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There definitely is a critical mass needed for social media. Reddit hit critical mass around 2012 when digg imploded. When I joined reddit in like 2010, it felt very much like Lemmy currently does.

    I think that's a major problem with Lemmy, because it's so disjointed it's hard to hit the critical mass needed to keep conversations interesting and fresh.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I think what Lemmy has going for it, that reddit lost long ago, is the lack of bots and automation (e.g., automod) that brought the quality of content down; not to mention, the lack of reposts -- I'm sure that'll change over time. If that's the "major problem with Lemmy", then personally I don't want to fix it. Bots are cutesy, and being able to do what they do is a technical fascination, but they degrade an experience that is meant for people [to interact with each other]. THough, I do admit that I am a simple casual and not a power user, so I am open to the idea that my experience is going to be more tame than some others.

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  • [+] [S] -22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think there are enough, they're just the wrong users.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think this comment says a lot, maybe it's you who is the " wrong user"

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    My comment history is free to audit. That's a lot of work though and jumping to conclusions at any sign of a diverging thought feels better. Definitely not an echo chamber.

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  • [+] [S] -9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You are assuming that downvotes are some metric I optimize for. They're meaningless beyond the value that others put in them and reach a dogpile effect on discussion at some point. Most of my issue is not on topics I comment on or how they're received, but the topics posted on lemmy and how they are engaged. It's the comments I haven't made.

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