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What factors do you think contributed to the "Reddit Hivemind"? How do you believe it can be avoided? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been seeing more often (and others have posted the same) that some of the elements of "Reddit etiquette" seem to be taking over here. Luckily I can still find discussion comments but it seems the jokes and general "downvote because I disagree" are slowly taking over.

So the question becomes is it the size or the functionality of the site? The people or popularity? What's your thoughts?

edit: should I change it to Lemmy-hivemind? Exhibit A: the amount of downvotes without a single explanation (guessing it's anything to do with Reddit being talked about).

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Moderation is a big part. Heavily libbed up mods such as the Lemmy.World ones are only allowing one perspective to be posted. Which is why the place is slowly turning into Reddit

This is done in three ways:

Restricting what content is allowed to be posted using made up metrics like MBFC or calling anything they don't like an opinion piece.
Allowing users to insult those with differing opinions EG call them Russian bots or Trump supporters and only banning users when they insult those trolls back.
.World/WorldNews style just banning anyone who doesn't have a Biden style Zionist worldview.

The centralization around .World is one of the biggest issues facing Lemmy right now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

i was wondering if i was the only one that felt this way; since i keep getting banned and named called on lemmy.world and shitjustworks every time i try to let newbie leftists posters know that lemmy.world doesn't not represent the lemmyverse and that they'll get a much better experience if they try almost any other instance.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

You're absolutely not the only one. My first Lemmy instance was .world, but I eventually left when I noticed that they were kinda manipulating their userbase to consent to an eventual defederation from .ml, on the grounds that it's a "tankie" instance. The .world admins are really quick to ban any communist instance or community, and if all of them are banned, they just outright make shit up.

That was the red flag that made me jump ship, but honestly I don't regret it at all. I didn't truly realize the scope of .world manipulation until I started seeing Lemmy from a different instance.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, good point. I think it's best to have multiple instances with similar subs so you can always move over easily. People should also make their accounts on different instances and be a bit more active there.