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Another reason to leave Reddit: I forgot how hostile it can be (self.chat)

submitted 1 year ago by xray to c/chat

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I've mostly left reddit and switched to beehaw, but I posted on somewhat of a niche tech-related subreddit today since there really isn't a community for that here yet. And wow, I got instantly downvoted twice and the first comment response was rude and hostile. All I posted was a feature suggestion for software that I thought would be useful and that a good amount of people would like based on other feedback I've heard. This is not the sort of topic that should be controversial or aggravating, and it wasn't like I made an ignorant post suggesting a feature that already existed or otherwise wasn't well researched.

This type of instantly hostile response has happened numerous times on reddit for various different topics, but I just haven't posted for a while, so I forgot just how shitty it can feel. It makes me really appreciate how friendly and respectful the community is here on Beehaw and on Mastodon. People seem to have good faith in one another similar to how the internet used to be in the old days.

Have you had similar experiences with Reddit and similarly opposite experiences here on Beehaw/Lemmy?

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[–] LEONHART 18 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I agree with OP and the general consensus of the comments here.

This may sound corny, but all I really wanted to add to this thread is...thank you. Thank all of you for being so kind. So human.

I really hope the positivity of this platform continues on, as it's truly been a bright spot slipping through the dark clouds of the internet.

Rock on, Beehaw. Rock. On.

[–] FlashMobOfOne 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed 100%.

Mastodon and Beehaw, generally, lack the severely aggressive bent in the comments sections. I've run into one person who seemed to enjoy that sort of thing, and blocked them outright. I've been on Mastodon since October and can count on one hand the number of people I've blocked.

The Fediverse is nicer.

[–] totallynotsocsa 1 points 1 year ago

It's nice as long as you don't want to talk about major world events on major worldnews communities which are infested with little pinks. Then you just end up banned for not being communist enough.

[–] Omegamanthethird 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Off topic. But is your username an FFVIII reference?

[–] LEONHART 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It absolutely is. 🙂

Between that and my Griever tattoo, I guess I'm a bit of a fanboy.

[–] Omegamanthethird 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh man. I love that game. At this point I play through it a couple times a year. I don't have any tattoos. But I have a plan to get the Jumbo Cactuar Triple Triad card tattooed eventually.

Have you shared your tattoo on the Final Fantasy community? I'd love to see it.

[–] LEONHART 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't, but perhaps I should head over there...

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