I was just reading this post https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1gmv76n/is_reddit_going_to_remain_the_primary_space_for/ and many barely see the fediverse as an alternative and they seem to have a negative bias towards it. Super ironic when it comes to the self-hosting community. Yes, some instances are problematic, yes, some devs might have had problematic views. But it doesn’t really matter when it’s federated and FOSS. I think it’s clear-cut that the selfhosting community on Lemmy is a perfect alternative to reddit. Why is there such a negative bias?

  • thoro@lemmy.mlEnglish
    107·
    2 months ago

    Yeah whatever, that’s a feature. Reddit became worse once it became a safe place for conservatives and center-right liberals to gather.

    Conservative, TheDonald, KiA, red pill, et. all made Reddit worse.

    I don’t want a second Reddit. Can better avoid eternal September issues if they self select to fuck off

    But I guess that’s what .world is for.

    • _bcron_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      132·
      2 months ago

      A lot of communities on Lemmy have a ‘scene kid’ subculture and they will just harass people right off the platform for not being true enough to the cause, despite being for the cause.

      You got a bunch of raindrops. They want to become a hurricane. They simply need a warm breeze but shit blows sideways instead. The corners of Lemmy where movements could be happening are basically mosh pits

      I’m not trying to argue with you or correct you or anything, just pointing out why this is bad, how it shouldn’t be as it is, but it’s on deaf ears to the people I’m lamenting about. And you’re correct, a 2nd Reddit would suck, but Lemmy could be better if those people were being better.

      If there’s anything anyone mad about anything in the world should know, by know, don’t attack people on the same team, welcome them in

      • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I don’t quite understand your point. Do you maybe have some examples to understand better?

          • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            I’d argue that at this point, sticking to the collective vs individual dichotomy of climate attribution and action potential is climate action delayist. When your argument relies you or your group intentionally doing absolutely nothing to combat climate change, you don’t really have climate change in mind.

            Leftism sometimes cares more about class than its very foundation, the environment, to understand why there is a problem with blame-shifting.

            I’ve seen this in a similar fashion in relationship advice forums: Commenters not engaging with the issue or person, but knee-jerk reacting with advising instant breakup.