• camr_on@lemmy.world
    26·
    6 months ago

    I see some positivity. It’s like reddit, you have to work to stay away from the communities that are wont to devolve into a feedback loop of negativity

    • FaceDeer@fedia.io
      183·
      6 months ago

      It’s harder than on Reddit, though, because the population as a whole is so much smaller. There aren’t alternative communities for most topics- there aren’t communities at all for most topics- and you keep seeing the same small group of prolific posters so the views aren’t as diverse. If you happen to align with that group’s views, great, but I find it a lot easier to end up as the lone unpopular view than on Reddit.

      I’m hoping this will continue to improve over time as the Fediverse grows and diversifies more.

      • imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        6 months ago

        Indeed, well said.

        How is mbin development going in your opinion? I am hearing good things but I still haven’t gotten around to making an account.

        • FaceDeer@fedia.io
          101·
          6 months ago

          I haven’t been paying close attention but it seems to be doing well. I originally joined the Fediverse on kbin.social because I liked the idea of supporting an alternative to a Lemmy monoculture, especially given what I’d seen of Lemmy’s devs’ views, but over time it became apparent that the lone developer of kbin wasn’t intending to take advantage of outside assistance and that it wasn’t going to work out as a single-person project in the long run. So I’m glad mBin forked, it seems to have picked up the necessary momentum. The mBin instance I’m on has had the occasional downtime or bug but nowhere near the kind of trouble kBin routinely had.

    • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      6 months ago

      I see some positivity. It’s like reddit, you have to work to stay away from the communities that are wont to devolve into a feedback loop of negativity

      I find that browsing by ‘New’ instead of ‘Hot’ helps somewhat.

      Though the responses you get to your comments on new posts still tend to be more antagonistic than friendly.

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  • atocci@kbin.social
    13·
    6 months ago

    I tend to stick to meme subs and subs for things I like, so it’s not too hard to find positivity.

  • pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de
    9·
    6 months ago

    I see lots of positivity! There’s a lot of news which is mostly bad of course, but there’s also memes and cats and casual chats, and fun nerdy stuff.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    I try, but it’s sometimes difficult not to get caught up in the perpetual pessimism. I’ve caught myself responding with more defeatism before, recognized what I was doing, and changed my response. Lemmings are generally more aware as people, so they’re naturally going to be more cynical. But, we have a lot of extremists too, and then kids who see the extremist edge lord stuff, think it’s cool, and parrot it on every post, regardless of relevancy. I’ve also had positive messages deleted by mods who don’t like that they contradict their philosophy. Anyways, let’s all make an effort to be more positive at least a few times per day.

  • sgibson5150@slrpnk.net
    71·
    6 months ago

    I find the question as phrased is ambiguous. Are you asking if there are people using Lemmy to express positive emotion in general or to express positivity about Lemmy?

    I can comment generally that I do feel like positivity is often in short supply in social media spaces, and when one does encounter it, it may be of the toxic variety.

    • ALostInquirer@lemm.ee
      2·
      6 months ago

      I can comment generally that I do feel like positivity is often in short supply in social media spaces, and when one does encounter it, it may be of the toxic variety.

      What does the sweet turning sour tend to look like from what you’ve observed?

      • sgibson5150@slrpnk.net
        2·
        6 months ago

        In general I think lack of empathy is the main problem, though I think even well-meaning people can make others feel guilty about having normal negative emotions, e.g. “You’ll get through it”. IMO the worst may be the one-uppers, the guy who says “That’s nothing. I knew this other guy who had cancer of the kitten.”

        Thinking about it, I generally only share really upsetting news with friends and almost never online.

  • Lvxferre@mander.xyz
    6·
    6 months ago

    Yeah, they’re all stealing electrons. /joke

    …if you want a serious answer, define “to be positive” in an objective way. Otherwise we’ll all end talking about our personal experiences, that may or may not match.