That's just the unfortunate state of politics right now. So any political discussion is going to be combative. Avoid politics and you'll probably see less
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2026
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Might be the community or instance your interacting with. I've not really noticed anything like that.
Then again, I just ban anything I'm not interested in seeing.
Some people are hostile. Don’t give them air. Just ignore them. On any platform.
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Definitely. You better have the highest of high horses to participate in any conversation here. If your justice boner isn't bigger than everyone else's, why are you even here?
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No, I don't get that. Maybe you are just hanging out in serious communities?
I see plenty of silly stuff.
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Neither. The issue with Lemmy is that the bandwagon effect is incredibly strong. If you challenge a popular idea or opinion, you're generally met with hostility from people suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect.
People regularly argue for concepts they do not understand or use definitions that are simply incorrect.
It's so common that I keep several generic disclaimers and responses saved on my phone that I can just copy and paste into the comment section.
I can not confirm this. But depending on channel and topic, experiences can be wildly different and sometimes surprising in any direction.
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I would just say it is small. So you bump into a larger range of the bell curve than on large social media.
Maybe your humour doesn't suit them. Humour is quite subjective, my son likes Randy Feltface but I'd set fire to him in an instant. He annoys me more than he should
I think people want to share and be heard so they will speak a bit more than you'd want, but I feel on average it's neutral and we just put a negative spin on some responses because of our own perception.
But then again, there will be people who simply hate you for being you (e.g. tankies on .ml), just like any other social media (e.g. maga on X). The flavor of hate people are allowed to spew is based on moderation, and by that metric, I still prefer moderation on the fediverse over most corporate options.
you can at least block .ml users on sight, or the entire instance.
the issue is way too many of them have alts on other instances and still spout their crazy nonsense where it's not needed or wanted. and they will brigade other communities when they feel attacked.
just like subreddits used to do to each other.
Not overall hostile, but there are hostile people. Make liberal use of filters and block lists, and your timeline will become friendlier.
yes, you're right. I barely even hang out here anymore since 2025.