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[–] candle_lighter@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

No one's posting on BeReal

Nobody has heard of BeReal

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And yet, after joining Lemmy and Mastodon, I post a lot more.

[–] MentalEdge@ani.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Like for real!! I was a semi-lurker on reddit. Posted a couple times a year.

I just passed 500 posts on Lemmy.

[–] Weslee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've found lemmy to be alot less hostile, don't care about downvotes, but attacking people because of opinions doesn't sound like a fun time to me

[–] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Opinions are fine. Being disingenuous/an asshole at the same time as having an opinion definitely provokes smackdowns, even on lemmy.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The absence of a running karma total is a surprisingly powerful difference. I do still look back at old posts, and it's nice when there's votes, but without the little number next to a name or when I mouse-over a profile, there's no motivation to be the first in a thread to repost a cliche joke or to ragebait for fake internet points.

[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the “not having to be first” is what is so powerful.

I know that if I comment on a post from a few days ago on a populated community, I’ll likely at least get a reply from OP, if not a bunch of other people finding my comment and replying as well.

It’s like Lemmy is the nice, small-town version of Reddit (which is probably more similar to Gary Indiana).

[–] scurry@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That’s a bit cruel to Gary, Indiana, don’t you think?

[–] sagrotan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've seen the birth of it in my lifetime, I'll see the death of it in my lifetime. Way to go, evolution!

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It had the potential to be good. But as with everything, once capitalisms tendrils flowed through it the benefit to anyone except those wishing to reap a profit is gone. I’m hoping the fediverse gets the support it needs because infrastructure is expensive and we have something good here