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Lemmy users are too negative towards each other (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't know if my experience is rare on this platform but I can't count the times I've either been a target or someone is being a target of another out to grind their axe. It gets quite old and annoying fast.

Like, damn, if I'm saying something at least listen to what I mean before you attack. Why is it so hard to give people the benefit of the doubt or ask clarifying questions first, or argue back in good faith? This place is still full of folks with similar values to be assuming shit.

And, sadly, it's not even restricted to political communities. I find it everywhere creating pointless arguments for no reason.

Ngl, Lemmy is kinda toxic. Someone else just posted about the site being gloomy but I think it's more than that.

(Yes, I do block and try not to engage, but I'm only human. Etc.)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Based on some assumptions (the list of your comments a mod deleted and the responses to your deleted comments that weren't deleted), it really looks like you went out of your way to start a fight when you were corrected about how to refer to a marginalized group.

My suggestion would be to block the community and move on. You don't seem to be able to follow their rules and they don't want you there.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Believe whatever you want, I was standing my ground and that's not fighting. That people weren't listening, being unfriendly, not following the rules themselves and were assuming the worst is not my problem but I don't see you pointing that out.