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Unlike previous attempts at trying reddit alternatives (like Voat), kbin and much of the lemmyverse doesn’t seem to be plagued with extreme far right buffoonery. (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It’s one thing to have differing views, but I’ve seen enough attempted reddit migrations to be relieved that the popular communities in the fediverse so far haven’t been about crazy racist stuff or other extreme right bullshit.

I am also glad that I’m getting away from reddit’s general political shitposting, which was more left leaning. You couldn’t have any proper discourse on there, and even I with my generally more left leaning views recognized that.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The demographics being pissed are different.

When Voat, and then Ruqqus, were formed, people leaving Reddit were

a minority of informed people, smelling the bullshit from a distance, and genuinely concerned about freedom of speech; and
a majority of clowns, who don't really give a damn about free speech - they were pissed that their specific discourse was being banned.

That is not what is happening now. The ones leaving are not doing so due to "I can't say slurs any more! ;_;" like that majority, or "I'm concerned about deeply abstract matters" like the minority. The ones leaving are the most contributive people, who know that the boat is sinking, are seeing it sinking, and want to get away ASAP.

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

The way to avoid the fediverse suffering the same fate is not to combat extremism with an equivalent amount of antagonistic political dialogue, but to form meaningful communities around non-political topics.

Instead of bickering in circles about politics, join communities dedicated to your hobbies, career, etc.

My primary concern is for the fediverse to generate content that is search engine friendly. Generally, I don't think that political squabbles serve that end.

I'm doing my best to practice what I preach. Check my profile.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

This thread has been great for cultivating my block list, thanks OP

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