Why is the herd mentality so common on Lemmy? (lemmus.org)

submitted 3 months ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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It feels like this is very intense here compared to other social media services/protocols.

Why is that?

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[-] RalphNader2028@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't have an answer for you, OP. I will say that Lemmy is the angriest social media platform I have ever been on. I have never seen so many angry people who will actually stalk people (across mulitple posts) they disagree with, as I have seen on Lemmy. I've seen people here advocate for murder and torture of people and/or politicians they don't agree with. It’s crazy!

[-] foodandart@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Oh, spend time on Reddit.

I was there almost 15 years and it is mind-meltingly toxic compared to lemmy.

Now I'm on the lemmy.zip instance and tend to lean towards more tech ended stuff, so maybe that's the difference..

This site is light-years nicer than Reddit's been since about 2018.

I think it's the lack of rage-bots here, that's the ticket..

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I was there almost 15 years and it is mind-meltingly toxic compared to lemmy.

And yet it's fristratingly addictive at the same time.

Sometimes I have to go back to ask a question on r/skyrim mods and I always make the mistake of doing a bit of scrolling. Thankfully I always catch myself 20-30 minutes in, but that's still time out of my day that I don't consoder well spent.

Lemmy has no algorithm to feed that addiction, and I really appreciate it

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

What instances have you seen that on? Definitely should mention it/report it to those in charge of those instances and if they refuse to address it at least block those instances or if large enough of a problem discuss defederating the instance from your own.

That said, calling for people who commit illegal acts or crimes against humanity to be charged with crimes is different than calling for someone to have their nails ripped off and partially drown repeatedly.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It is as angry as any other platform

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