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Is it just me, or have the comments on Lemmy become extra aggressive over the past 3 months? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I feel like things on Lemmy were pretty chill several months ago, and that’s started to change.

People used to talk each other like they would talk to a neighbor. Now I get the sense that people have become quick to be negative, attack, and not be constructive.

Am I crazy in feeling like the vibe has changed?

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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

if we dare to speak up is enough to cause us to cringe enough that we would simply rather stay silent instead.

It's a different kind of Chilling Effect. It reduces conversation, because it convinces some people to not become involved at all.

[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

Whereas conversations like this one with you has the opposite effect - thank you for your addition and the link:-).

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