• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    lemmy is unusually respectful of differing opinions

    Are we talking about the same lemmy?

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      4 days ago

      Yeah. On average, I usually run into a lot less snark and douchebaggery over differing opinions. When it does pop up it’s usually over hot button issues where you expect heated responses.

      Tbh, even the initial few bad responses here weren’t as bad as what I’d see on reddit, but it was just really shocking, especially over a tv show.

      I’m used to having disagreements be respectful and thoughtful most of the time, and not just be dismissive. Not that it’s always like that, I’m guilty of going too far on some things myself. I just have way more disagreements end with a friendly note.