tl;dr: The large central instances that host a majority of the content here are operated by people with a talent for software, but do not display a degree of emotional intelligence I feel is required for responsible stewardship of a social media platform.
tl;dr of the tl;dr: nobody stopping anything less than the most obvious harassment, sexism, ackchyually guys, reply guys, drama queens, and tantrums tantrums tantrums.
The result is that even if you choose sanity and block every instance that does not moderate the above behaviors you are left with too little of content to fully replace reddit.
I’m speaking mostly of lemmy.world, lemmy.ml, lemmy.dbzer0.com, hexbear.net, and yes, lemm.ee (who’s administrators at least admitted that they weren’t capable of assuming the mantle of social responsibility).
I think Lemmy is a really smart idea. I have a lot of respect for people who choose to maintain the software host instances for free. I am not here to tell anyone how to run the instance they pay for, and I have no doubt these administrators are running exactly the kind of instances they want to be running. But as long as they remain in control of the majority of content, Lemmy will have a big obstacle for anyone without extreme levels of patience and inch thick skin.
Just so I’m clear I also think Reddit is garbage at keeping out the bad apples, and the community moderators on Reddit tend to be free speech absolutists too, but at least on Reddit there is more actual human content. Most of the “hot” sort on Lemmy is 10 year old memes trying to fake an illusion of activity, while also drowning out any actual human activity.
OK I’ve spoken enough. Take my 2c or leave it. I hope future administrators and moderators can identify and have the backbone to stand up to this sort of thing but maybe I’m asking too much of volunteers. All I can say for now is that in it’s current state Lemmy isn’t for me.
I’ll probably check back in a year. See you 'round the web ✌🏼
Oh look, Reddit’s propaganda “marketing” team is on Lemmy, complaining about Lemmy.
Proceed with your flounce to the exit. No one is “going back to Reddit” as a result of your post; not even you.
Girl bye.
Bye.
The large central instances that host a majority of the content here are operated by people with a talent for software, but do not display a degree of emotional intelligence I feel is required for responsible stewardship of a social media platform.
So you’re going back to fucking Reddit?
I’m looking for who asked, can’t find em though
Ackshully reddit is pee pee poo poo
Have fun on reddit, then. It’s exact what you describe.
I’m going to be honest I don’t know what Lemmy or instances are and at this point I’m too afraid to ask
So what’s your issue with Hexbear though? Seems like we address this stuff way better than reddit.
What’s a “reply guy” anyway?
What’s a “reply guy” anyway?
Someone who replies a lot
That’s exactly what I assumed but still have no idea what that means.
They don’t want people to have discussions in their posts or something?
It’s more targeted than that. It’s a poster who’s constantly in your replies in particular.
Ah, thank you! I sometimes feel that way with our usual power posters, like Yogthos, but their posts are just too strong to avoid.
Okay bye
This may be a stupid question, but why not block problematic individuals rather than whole instances?
tl;dr of the tl;dr: nobody stopping anything less than the most obvious harassment, sexism, ackchyually guys, reply guys, drama queens, and tantrums tantrums tantrums.
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/47198957/19583333
“Drama” can be necessary when mods or admins power trip. Criticizing the reporting instead of addressing the actual issue seems counter productive.
but at least on Reddit there is more actual human content
You’ve been bamboozled by AI bots. Want more activity on whatever website? Be the activity.
That being said, some Lemmy instances left me a bad taste as well due to toxic replies. However, so far, Beehaw has been smooth sailing.- -
✍︎ arscyni.cc: modernity ∝ nature.I’m not replacing one for another. I’m leaving social media altogether. I’ll have more time learning chess and listening to my audiobooks if I don’t just jump on Lemmy everytime I have a little free time.
I will grant that ‘hot’ is often trash, but that’s what you get when it’s on YOU not an algorithm run by a corporation to curate your own experience. And the idea that .world or hexbear are under moderated is just fucking comedy… I’m banned from like a third of hexbear for saying “short bus” once (although 90% of that is just alaskaball being a sad, petty tyrant like flyingsquid used to be on .world, but even sadder because half the communities they ban their enemies from are abandoned)
