This place seems dead. I was skimming some stuff to make a few posts, after posting a basic casual conversation, the negativity shut me down like usual. I am sitting here with 5 tabs and some interesting stuff, but I’m totally disinterested in trying or even spending any more time here this evening. What value does that add for anyone when this place is dying a slow death of disinterest and low engagement? I never add negativity. I only ignore and block. I never discourage because I know I would be shooting myself in the foot. Why is this not fundamentally standard logic for everyone. If you disagree about opinions, appreciate diversity and ignore or better yet discuss. Anonymous negativity to strangers is psychotic behavior that should never have existed in the first place. It is not normal. It is no different that walking up to a stranger in a supermarket and yelling at them for what they wear or how they talk. That is crazy stupid.
It is all people exactly like this that I block after low effort comments.
You’ve only ever made 1 post on this account you commented with. I’m at nearly 400 posts and 4000 comments just on this account and I have several others for propagating communities and trying other instances or to get around blocks like db0, and beehaw. I’ve tried to encourage positive engagement from the moment I joined Lemmy and actively help build this place while being a liberal voice. You have every right to be a fool. But I should have every right to see you doing it and avoid you in the future as a result.
Lol, you’re a riot.
You can’t even see your own hypocrisy.
You certainly have every right to block and ignore me (and anyone else) but if you’re going to make a point of it and then throw a tantrum about a dead platform, then you’re the one who looks like a fool
I mean, can you really fault someone for not engaging frequently if they are browsing? Especially when it comes to posts, not everyone has a reason to post. The stuff I’d post is niche so thinking about the best place is tedious and previous attempts have been disappointing.
I’ll block content/communities that I don’t care anything about, but I’d rather not block users. I don’t want to block interaction with someone just because I disliked one aspect of what they post/comment. I mean if you have that moment multiple times with someone (or if it’s really bad), understandable.
The case: to me, a downvote is for something not worth a reply. Something I think is not beneficial (or has a context issue) that will likely not be changed with a response. Particularly if it seems in bad faith/taste (especially one I’ve seen before).
The opposite is also true, If it is worth a reply it probably isn’t worth a downvote.
Though I also think about votes within their context, where I think the number should be. Which means I may refrain or even retract a downvote, given how others vote. Similarly I may upvote something I otherwise wouldn’t.
The loudest voices are usually the most ignorant.
Put lemmy down for a while, its a must in my opinion. It’s the only way I can use this place. (By taking frequent breaks away from it)
I’ve seen you around, you do engage and are positive ✨️ which i find to be enjoyable. So It is appreciated.
Trust me, I get it. If you ask me, one reason lemmy is so toxic, is bc all of the extremist users who were on reddit either left reddit to come here or were banned from reddit, bc reddit is a corporation, they want to make money. And having that kind of toxicity is a put off to the mainstream. So reddit gave them the boot and now they’re here.
JUST LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE
Reddit has become much more pleasant since the api cry baby bitch fest. And lemmy is even more insufferable then it was before they all got here.
Don’t let it get you down
The effect is minor but nagging. I like to use hyperbole to give emotional weight to my words. It is far more intentional than it is instability. I’m pressing issues that should be pressed and creating the potential gravity to get noticed and draw attention where it is needed.
It is true that my abstractions can be misunderstood a lot here, and my hyperbole, hard to contextualize. I make mistakes often but am curious and ever growing.
All of my personal issues are circumstantial. The underlying person is still present. I do not try to manipulate anyone for my nefarious gain, but I can be a high mach when I wish to improve some deficiency, as I have attempted here.
I have left Reddit completely, but it wasn’t for the API changes as the direct issue. I take issue with any company tracking my device, vision, or page dwell times for exploitation. And I do not like anyone using algorithms to alter user retention. The way reddit did the API showed this was their objective moving forward. It is not just the app aspect that I am taking issue with. The entire internet only has two web crawlers, Microsoft and Google. All search providers query one of these two directly or indirectly. The results from these sources are not deterministic. They are tailored and tracking on several levels. This is why it really matters. It is an attack on freedom of information. We are in the age of mass individualized manipulation already. The lack of determinism in search query responses proves it. Your access to deterministic information is a critical pillar of democracy. If that pillar is lost, so is democracy. Controlling access to information is just as effective as invading with an army. It was never about banner ads.