Echo chamber? Maybe. Toxic? No, not at all. It’s actually very freeing to be able to discuss ML stuff more deeply instead of having the umpteenth lib/ultra/trot coming in trying to debate TANKIE MAN SQUARE ONE BILLION DEATH.
This community has been nothing but supporting to me.
Lemmygrad is hands down one of the most polite and inclusive online communities I’ve ever seen. I simply can’t recall any instance where I disagreed with somebody here and we couldn’t resolve it using a constructive and polite discussion. This is frankly unheard of on most social media platforms and vast majority of Lemmy instances.
Yeah aside from the biweekly struggle session it’s (one of) the chillest online community I ever witnessed. Especially since we federated with the hexagons.
It’s actually kind of too calm for me here since most lib instances defederated from us. Having them chime in also allowed me to keep up with what they believe in currently.
I disagree, wheb I see them I usually want to see them justify more, because I find it more satisfying for them to dig a hole they cant recover from, but usually what I see happen in the longer threads is they will get close to?the break through then lash put instead
Changing someone is a process. Engage with them and don’t lose heart when they turtle down. You’ve planted the seed of doubt. Often enough it takes hold and grows years later.
This is something these people deeply understand and is exactly why we are so hounded, banned, quarantined, defederated, silenced, strawmanned, ridiculed and described as evil. They want as few people as possible to even come into contact with us, so we don’t teach them that there’s an alternative to the shitty capitalist system they’ve set up.
Honestly that’s why I war-drive. No more than twice a month, otherwise it runs the risk of making me spiral; but forewarned is fore-armed. Besides, I anticipate a new idiot wave now that Reddit’s talking about their IPO again in tandem with selling poster data to Google.
Honestly, browsing /all is sometimes enough; but as of late, you’d have to skim the trending front-ends of the lib hellholes and nazi bars that already defedded us.
It’s not even really a toxic atmosphere for liberals who happen to stray in here. Sure, they’ll get dogpiled if they start acting rude, or are clearly arguing in bad faith – and they quickly find that if you can’t take it, you shouldn’t dish it out. But generally, the community goes out of its way to explain things even to people who disagree.
I’d like us to stay that way too. Almost all of us grew up with anti-communist indoctrination, and sometimes it just takes a few polite conversations to turn that around, and start them on the path.
Echo chamber? Maybe. Toxic? No, not at all. It’s actually very freeing to be able to discuss ML stuff more deeply instead of having the umpteenth lib/ultra/trot coming in trying to debate TANKIE MAN SQUARE ONE BILLION DEATH.
This community has been nothing but supporting to me.
Lemmygrad is hands down one of the most polite and inclusive online communities I’ve ever seen. I simply can’t recall any instance where I disagreed with somebody here and we couldn’t resolve it using a constructive and polite discussion. This is frankly unheard of on most social media platforms and vast majority of Lemmy instances.
Yeah aside from the biweekly struggle session it’s (one of) the chillest online community I ever witnessed. Especially since we federated with the hexagons.
That’s a feature, not a bug
It’s actually kind of too calm for me here since most lib instances defederated from us. Having them chime in also allowed me to keep up with what they believe in currently.
I feel like libs get banned the moment I feel I might be able to get through to them.
I disagree, wheb I see them I usually want to see them justify more, because I find it more satisfying for them to dig a hole they cant recover from, but usually what I see happen in the longer threads is they will get close to?the break through then lash put instead
Changing someone is a process. Engage with them and don’t lose heart when they turtle down. You’ve planted the seed of doubt. Often enough it takes hold and grows years later.
This is something these people deeply understand and is exactly why we are so hounded, banned, quarantined, defederated, silenced, strawmanned, ridiculed and described as evil. They want as few people as possible to even come into contact with us, so we don’t teach them that there’s an alternative to the shitty capitalist system they’ve set up.
Honestly that’s why I war-drive. No more than twice a month, otherwise it runs the risk of making me spiral; but forewarned is fore-armed. Besides, I anticipate a new idiot wave now that Reddit’s talking about their IPO again in tandem with selling poster data to Google.
I should do that too. Yogthos is also a legend.
Unfortunately, I don’t know lemmy all that well outside of the 'grad. What are some good instances to go on for that sweet, sweet lib cringe?
Honestly, browsing /all is sometimes enough; but as of late, you’d have to skim the trending front-ends of the lib hellholes and nazi bars that already defedded us.
See, that’s why I’m still on lemmy.ml
I crave conflict. 🤤
It’s not even really a toxic atmosphere for liberals who happen to stray in here. Sure, they’ll get dogpiled if they start acting rude, or are clearly arguing in bad faith – and they quickly find that if you can’t take it, you shouldn’t dish it out. But generally, the community goes out of its way to explain things even to people who disagree.
I’d like us to stay that way too. Almost all of us grew up with anti-communist indoctrination, and sometimes it just takes a few polite conversations to turn that around, and start them on the path.