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Is it just me, or have the comments on Lemmy become extra aggressive over the past 3 months? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I feel like things on Lemmy were pretty chill several months ago, and that’s started to change.

People used to talk each other like they would talk to a neighbor. Now I get the sense that people have become quick to be negative, attack, and not be constructive.

Am I crazy in feeling like the vibe has changed?

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Holy cow I thought I was the only one running into rude people.

I'm dealing with that right now, and also what I noticed is the abundance of downvotes on facts, but upvotes on feelings.

[–] httpjames 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I disabled votes on my clients. I don’t want a number to potentially sway my opinion on a comment or post

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I wonder if that's why Youtube did it also, for downvotes at least

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