The main problem with it is that there isn't enough users
this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2024
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A few topics that can not be discussed on Lemmy unless you agree with the hive mind:
Israel/Palestine
Crypto
Antidepressants
The Death Penalty
Literally anything related to Elon Musk
Hollywood using diversity to hide low quality writing
Modern cars/city infrastructure
(This is not a complete list.)
Hollywood using diversity to hide low quality writing
This is an allowed topic on !movies@lemm.ee, as long as it is part of a discussion thread related to a specific film or show. Feel free to create a thread if the film or show you want to discuss doesn't have one yet.
Don’t forget Apple. Even if you don’t own any Apple products, you have to talk shit about Apple products and anyone who uses them or you’ll lose your Lemmy card. Talking positively about Apple or their products is an immediate downvote and owning one of their products is treason.
One of the biggest communities on Lemmy is a pro-Apple community. (Shoutout to !apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world!)
Don’t forget Brendan Eich/Brave.
bye!
Agreed, but(t) fuck Spez.
Yes. In addition, there's a lot of hostility towards different viewpoints. Little acceptance that different takes are valid.
I'm not switching back, but I might not stay here either.
That happens in any online space. The internet is not a great place for that kind of discourse because it lacks the context that you have with people that you associate with in real life. When you talk about politics with a family member, coworker, or friend with who you have a disagreement with, you know the experiences that they had in life and led them to hold that belief and so you believe that their viewpoint is genuine and so you look to change their mind. Online the person on the other, you know nothing about so you are more likely to be frustrated with them and consider them a troll or political enemy.
The secret is knowing when to disengage with someone online because otherwise you will get jaded.
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The niche topics are expanding on the fediverse but it’s not quite there yet.
The general topics on Reddit are full of uninteresting posts and comments. Quality community members have definitely left.
I can’t tell if you think it’s an echo chamber because there are too many like-minded people here, or if your opinions generally fall apart under scrutiny. You may want to evaluate this.
You might want to try Hexbear or The_donald if your goal is to discuss "strong president".
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Yeah Lemmy is extremely self-righteous. Though I think they were worse in the early days.