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[–] [email protected] 140 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I also have the feeling that the comments started to suck a lot more. It's starting to feel like comments on Youtube or Instagram, not like real people having a somewhat reasonable discussion about the topic.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yep, interactions are definitely becoming more toxic. Indeed it starts to feel like youtube. I adopted Reddit at fisrt because of how friendly the community felt. That was 8-9 years ago and that time is clearly gone. Lemmy is nice, I hope it will keep growing.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've noticed YouTube comments have actually become more positive (though still mostly useless). It seems YouTube has implemented some algorithm where it prioritizes "positive" sentiment comments above all. That's why all the top comments on popular videos are generic platitudes.

For example, go on any MrBeast video and read the top comments. They are all praising MrBeast for his videos and hard work. Finding any negative comment is difficult. On the other hand, if you go on a Reddit discussion about MrBeast, you'll find plenty of people complaining about him.

MrBeast is just an example, I'm sure we all have our own opinions about him but that's not the point I'm trying to make. In fact, the same is true for any popular YouTube channel. Even political channels, where you'd expect to see heated debates in the comments, mostly showcase top comments agreeing with the video.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This video's comments, YT had no good comments to push to the top

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Anecdotal, but I’ve personally noticed a lot more open hostility in comment sections. I’m noticing that it’s starting to make me feel like I felt when I still had Instagram and FB: Lousy.

So I’m now making a conscious effort to use it less and hopefully stop it all together, one day.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That feeling of dread when you notice you have a reply in your inbox

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

If it can be a front of the culture war, it will become one. Society has polarized, and so, in turn, has public discourse.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

.. and there are too many bots in the comments.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that is just you projecting. Also, have you seen new star wars show Ashoka? I heard its the best show of the year!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Enjoy the show with some Pepsi™ Max

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

DRINK VERIFICATION CAN

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

The last thing I read before quitting Reddit for good was someone calling me a prick in a pinned post on my profile telling people to go to Lemmy. Needless to say, I'm not sorry I left.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yep. I was casually talking about which country to move to for getting a master's in a computer science-related field and I got lambasted just because I mentioned that I graduated from fine arts, despite that I've explicitly mentioned that I was going to move away from that field anyway and that the programs I plan to move to allow undergraduates from any background.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

because it's just made to make you upset somehow. the cynical nature of reddit is x100 now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wow, ive been away for a bit. I heard AITA is gone sour, (rspash havn a good time i guess) what else?