-3

Why is there a user base here that is so angry all the time? Genuine question. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by TheFonz@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

63 comments fedilink hide all child comments

My experience on this platform has been mixed so far but one thing I've noticed the most is a significant contingent of the user base is really reactionary in their discourse.

This is a very typical exchange I have here :

User: I don't like this color because it's red.

Me: I don't know, looks more like purple to me. What about red is bad?

User: Why don't you fuck yourself in the face you fucking cuntfuck!

Me: OK...

Like, what gives? I don't have this experience on other platforms. I have arguments but never this shutdown meccanism.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] lechatron@lemmy.today 50 points 3 months ago

"If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole."

[-] TheFonz@lemmy.world -4 points 3 months ago

I could be an asshole. I won't debate that. Maybe I am.

My point isn't to claim I'm not an asshole. My point is compared to other spaces the vitriol and anger here seems ramped to 100.

[-] Volkditty@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

I think what you're experiencing is people here being less tolerant of your assholery.

[-] TheFonz@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I'm Ok with that. It seems to come up in benign comments too. Thats why I was curious. I'll own the asshole position and declare myself a loser. I'm not offended by that.

[-] lechatron@lemmy.today 6 points 3 months ago

I wasn't necessarily calling you an asshole, it's just a quote that represents what the other commenter was talking about.

To answer your initial question, I haven't personally noticed Lemmy being more toxic than other platforms like it. Most conversations I've had have been pleasant. But I tend to avoid commenting on hot button topics. You commented on a topic that people feel strongly about and got angry comment replies. I wouldn't say that necessarily represents the site as a whole. But both of our experiences are anecdotal so it's difficult to say which is more common.

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

I think you're right. Hot button topics are just to be avoided I guess or fare repercussion.

How can we avoid being captured by epistemic bubbles though? That's the part that scares me.

this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2024

-3 points (48.1% liked)

Ask Lemmy

26734 readers

1445 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Please don't post about US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.