Has the Reddit exodus killed the former Lemmy culture? - eviltoast

When I first started using Lemmy it seemed like such a nice place with interesting discussions. It seemed like the first group of people to join after the app exodus were being quite careful to be respectful of the existing culture.

Now, it seems as though the culture from Reddit has completely replaced it. Toxicity and all. I will say I do follow a lot of communities from a wide range of instances so it’s clearly not everywhere.

Am I the only one who’s feeling like we’ve just stormed in and bulldozed Lemmy?

  • thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Always depends on the community/sub though. Niche subs specific to the subject will have good discussion. Big subs that tend to be a bit more generic content will have the generic subs.

    I don’t think it’s a Lemmy/Reddit thing and more of a small/large community thing.

    • MaybeItWorks@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Oh, I agree completely. As the masses arrive conversation generally gets less nuanced and less thoughtful. Group think becomes more obvious too.