The fediverse is small, and thats both a blessing and a curse - one of its several blessings is that in a smaller space we all individually have a bigger impact on what the culture of this space is like.

On this comm (and on lemmy broadly) there's a lot of discussion about how to grow the fediverse, what to improve, but an easy thing you can do for the fediverse is right in front of us-

Be kind
Ask people what they think, and why
Approach folks you disagree with with curiosity rather than hostility (EDIT: no, this is not specifically referring to Nazis. I get it, they're the first thing that comes to mind. I'm not telling you to approve of Nazis I'm just saying be kind to your fellow lemmites)
Engage sincerely
Ask yourself if there's something nice you can say
Make this small space worth being in

A platform lives or dies by what's available on said platform and often we have this conversation in the context of "content" or posts - and we may never have as much content as reddit does. But content and posts aren't the only thing this kind of platform offers- it also offers people. It offers community, and human interaction.

Culture and community is lemmy and the fediverse's biggest differentiator, and we all have a role to play in shaping the culture of this space.

The biggest thing you can do to help the fediverse is make it a place worth being.

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[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago

This applies to real life as well. Results may vary.

[–] Sibshops@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

I honestly feel like I can do better in this area. Thanks for the post. Gives me something to think about.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can co-sign this if we can agree that some types of ‘disagreements’ don’t belong on the fediverse, a la the Nazi bar problem.

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[–] PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I generally say bullet points are good ideals, but there's a much bigger issue with mental health.

There are certain people in lemmy that need to learn what "you have no enemies" and "I'm gonna do my own thing" means. It's fine people are different live on earth is very diverse

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

i hope the quality stays up in here and we don't enshittify like reddit facebook and every other bigger internet network.

[–] r0ertel@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I can't speak to the quality outlook, but from what I understand about enshittification, it typically requires a self-serving entity like a corporation whose interests are not in alignment with its customers/consumers/userbase. In some of Mr. Doctrow's writings, he indicates that federating cans be a "circuit breaker" for enshittification.

In a well federated platform, when one node begins to act counter to its users, the users can easily move nodes/instances. This is one of the reasons why there needed to be a law to allow phone number portability. Email is similar, but only if you own your own domain. Look for Cory Doctrow's writings on BlueSky for more examples.

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[–] Vile_port_aloo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Give quiche a chance.

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[–] SourGumGum@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Best I can do is rewind.

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I have mysteriously vanished for like 2 or so months now (which is a good thing, please take breaks from the internet every once in a while), I don't really remember NOT being kind here.

And this post reminds me of why Lemmy is a good place to begin with.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Contribute Knowledge!

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