I can’t tell you how much of a breath of fresh air it is after ditching Reddit for Lemmy. In my several days of being here, I have only seen ONE asshole! Versus seeing multiple assholes on Reddit! Crazy right?
But seriously, I used Reddit since 2014. I tried using it for therapeutic conversations sometimes. Like going on r/Offmychest or r/Confessions. As I’ve dealt with a lot of trauma in my own life, done some bad things I’m not proud of and needed to get them out…over on Reddit, I was constantly judged. Even if I showed fucking remorse over my actions and made it clear I’m not proud of what I did, 10 years ago for example. And I’d get called a dipshit and an asshole and I need therapy. (Not that I can afford it) It was never genuine, heart to heart conversation. Now after being here on Lemmy and seeing how many kind and amazing people there are, it’s actually starting to encourage me to try again. Maybe I can actually have one on one honest conversations without being called a horrible person despite me showing remorse. That being said, if anyone could point me in the right direction to an offmychest or Confessions community, or instance, I’d appreciate it.
I guess bottom line, you guys are great. The majority at least. It’s such a breath of fresh air from the toxicity and ridicule of Reddit and I greatly appreciate it. Thanks guys, and keep…Lemmying?
(That’s totally a word!)
Did they provide evidence of this? They mentioned that the users they banned usually came from a few instances but then mostly argued it’s too much of a hassle/vibe problem with only 4 mods and went full nuclear.
I read the “about” paragraph of their mission statement of their instance and its just a few people. they have every right to be incredibly sensitive people, prioritizing safety and gentleness at any cost (or so I kinda got that sense).
My generation, I feel, went for a bit of danger in general. punk shows when they were pretty rough, that kind of thing. shooting for absolute safety as your number 1 priority is not something I’m on board with, but I’m old and things change and thats generally a good thing.
we used to shoot roman candles at each other