Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like things have been getting kind of unpleasant around here lately, a lot more arguments, a lot more “I’m right, you’re wrong, fuck you, now bend the knee” kind of discussions rather than actually explaining a position or trying to convince someone to change their mind.
I know tensions are high for a lot of people right now, but I really don’t want to see this place turn into yet another dead online leftist forum where the dozen or so remaining members declare themselves the One True Leftists after having chased everyone else away through their toxicity.
Just because you think you’re right about something doesn’t give you the right to be an asshole about it.
There are two main reasons: (in my opinion)
It’s sometimes hard to tell comrades apart from lemmy libs looking to start shit and troll, we’ve been constantly burned by the rest of lemmy and people aren’t as trusting as they once were, Federation has been a disaster for the site’s vibes and it’s amplified by the nature of internet anonymity
The world really fuckin sucks lmao, and grief can quickly turn to anger, especially when paired with a nagging and often ignored sense of distrust
All of that melds together to create a bad case of siege mentality, and WE’RE ALL GUILTY of it at various times
The site thrives when big things happen in the world
Just remember, when you see me, you know you’re looking at a liberal.