EDIT: omfg look at all those downvotes lol, see what I mean? A lot of y'all can't even comprehend somebody having a different experience then you other then seeing it as a personal attack on you somehow, your entire identity is just this and nothing else. No comments man, this is just sad, instead of being better you all go with the easier option of being cultist assholes and then wondering why there's not more content and people here, oh gee, I wonder why? Guess that shall remain a mystery...
(I know this is mindboggling to a lot of the people here but: not everyone in life is like you, thinks like you, acts like you, and has the same experiences as you, not everyone likes the same exact things as you do and aren't going to like it when you force, shame, harass, and pressure them into conforming, shocker, I know, crazy even, different people with different minds and interests exist everywhere, most sane people don't base their entire identities off of 2 topics and a niche little platform on the internet, there's more to life then that, woah, who knew?)
Personally I've had an awful experience here on lemmy, people here are very hostile and unwelcoming, a lot less reading comprehension I've noticed, a lot more downvote happy then reddit, only 2 topics dominate everything, barely anyone's or anything's around outside of those 2 topics, and people make politics/tech their whole identity and are worryingly proud of that, not being comfortable with that or daring to say that there's more to life then 2 things = an attack on them apparently and they get really defensive and hostile.
Post a question on a big community, you get swarmed with exclusively political responses, even if the question literally has nothing to do with politics. Post in a technical community as a casual, and you'll offend someone(s) and have them attack you for not being a technical geek like them or daring to give feedback on anything, it's fucking awful man, I just wanna use this place normally but there's nothing here, it's a toxic echo chamber, how is this place the most recommended reddit alternative?? I legitimately could never recommend this place to anyone for any reason solely because of its userbase, I've never experienced such open hostility so quickly before wtf.
Just trying to get away from reddit and find something nice but, it kinda doesn't look like that's gonna happen. Cool I guess. What do y'all think of this place as "normies"? (If any are even around) Is it treating you well or no?
No clue, but it sure is a word lol.
Again, believe it or not I've never had a experience this bad before anywhere else, I'm kinda baffled by my initial experiences here, maybe I'm just lucky or something? But it takes a while for me to bump into someone toxic on any other social media, and you can sorta see them from a distance so it's easier to avoid. On here? No, they come completely out of nowhere and jumpscare you over the smallest of bullshit, and they're everywhere on here, can't avoid them other then just not posting anything I guess. Toxicity seems to be the majority here, not the (loud) minority, and it's clear why: it's an echo chamber, with all that entails.
True, but real life just isn't what it used to be anymore, nobody wants to talk to anyone, very few places to socialise anymore, and everything's retreating online: friendships, dating, work, even government shit, all of it is social media and apps and websites now, your kinda screwed if you don't already have your connections or live somewhere decent, stuff sucks everywhere now.
Definitely! And it seems so straightforward too, but looking at the main audience here and the mentality of everyone: yeah, no, I don't think any major improvements that would help these issues out are coming anytime soon to say the least. It is what it is I guess. Thanks for not being an ass stranger, appreciate it lol.