It feels like people are a lot nicer here than on Twitter and Reddit, and even when people disagree, it’s generally civil and not an all-out flame war. Also, there’s no algorithm promoting outrage all the time.

For me, the anticipation of toxicity was a huge deterrent for me ever participating in real discussions, but here I feel like I can be myself.

I think it’s healthier this way.

  • Stovetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I think a hive mind will develop, just based on the nature of the format. In any community there will be prevailing opinions that are upvoted and dissenting opinions that are downvoted. People are still settling down and searching for their specific corners to camp in, which is why you’re probably seeing more variety for the time being.

    Plus Beehaw exists, so there’s your hive mind right there. Get it? Cause they’re bee themed? Beehive?

    • Legendsofanus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Is Beehaw like Lemmy? The world feels like it has exploded since Reddit died (imo), I have been never on the niche parts of the internet but this is so interesting and i like it. So is Beehaw worth checking out?

          • Zellenn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Beehaw is a Lemmy instance that defederated from a couple of large instances. Lemmy.world being one of them

              • Zellenn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                1 year ago

                This happened a few weeks ago when a bunch of people from reddit first started hopping over. They gave some reasons for why they were doing it. Like how they want to curate a specific type of instance, keep it smaller, they don’t want people that have very different opinions from them because they want a safe space, moderating was becoming a challenge. Some people from other instances were saying that Beehaw seems like they want a walled garden. It’s too bad because they had some good communities.

                • Legendsofanus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  1 year ago

                  So we are just gonna let them do their thing? This sounds like a good opportunity for a sabotage multi-instance lemmy war

                  • Zellenn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                    1 year ago

                    Yeah, they can do their thing. If you want to interact with their content you can make an account with them (if they let you in) or make an account on an instance that is still federated with them. If you go to beehaw.org, scroll down to instances at the very bottom right of the screen, then you can scroll the complete list of all federated and blocked instances.