Reflecting on my previous experience with Reddit, Lemmy passes this test with flying colors.
On Reddit, I felt like I was gasping for air while being trampled by an army of trolls and dodging endless sponsored/astroturfed content. Lemmy feels like everyone is genuine. We might not all agree on the details, but I feel like we share 99% of the same basic moral framework and we’re trying to be good.
I do worry that it’s just because of its niche status and the barriers to entry. If Lemmy really pops off, it might be like the September that never ended.
Reddit felt like that to begin with too after the great Digg migration. When it gets popular is when the trolls and bots show up and ruin it for everyone. Some people just get too much pleasure from making other people feel like shit.
Lemmy filtered to Subscribed is fucking awesome
I set mine to top 12 hours and generally check it in the morning and then later in the day during a break or two. If I have extra time I check All but once the doom starts, I just wrap it up and do something else