I came here around the time the rif app shut down, and the general vibe I get from this place is much more negative than when I joined. Is Lemmy growing more toxic or is it just my imagination?

  • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
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    14 days ago

    Can confirm. Lemmy became a lot friendlier after I blocked the worst of the permanently outraged communities and a bunch of people with extreme views.
    I try to limit that to the worst cases, though, as I don’t want to drive “bubblification” too much…

    • Feathercrown@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      I’ve gotten pretty zealous with the block button. When I see a comment thread with some dipshit who clearly isn’t being constructive I just block them immediately now.