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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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[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

Lemmy is a left leaning echo chamber loaded with hateful and violent speech toward Trump and the GOP in general. Whenever I bring this up, I get downvoted to oblivion. I hardly engage anymore, not like I used to. Too much crazy. Trust me, I fucking hate Trump, but the death threats and shit are too much

[–] spider@lemmy.nz -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, that's what Trump and the GOP do, so turnabout is fair play.

However, "left leaning" is a relative term. Just mention the Green Party and you'll get a hail of downvotes and / or accusations of pro-Russian sympathy from establishment Dems.

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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I blame the Israel/Palestine conflict heating up again. It made it more apparent how much antisemitism was lurking below the surface. Ecer since it seems like there's a significant divide even on communities that aren't news and politics focused.

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[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Well there's only a few hundred people commenting and a lot of initial transfers have stopped using the site because it only caters to extremist views. Hell even I'm about to just stop and use Tildes exclusively.

Personally I've never seen it the way everyone claims, from day one this place seemed to just be the worst of reddit, but who knows.

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