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I seriously cannot have any degree of nuanced conversation here.

Like I get it, we all know capitalism is bad, but it feels like every time I or anyone go towards discussing the steps that need to be taken to address current looming problems in the short term, someone has to jump in and shut it down with "capitalism bad >:[ " and tear down any idea presented because its not complete and total destruction of the current economic model.

The result just feels like an echo chamber where no actual solutions get presented other than someone posting whole ass dissertations on their 33-step (where 30/33 steps are about as vague as "we'll just handle it") plan to fully convert the world to an anarchist commune.

Edit: I still vastly prefer Lemmy and the fediverse and a whole, my complaint here is that many of you are TOO INTENSE. You blow up small scale discussion.

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[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I find Lemmy significantly worse than reddit was in this regard. The number of times I've had my different (not unpopular outside of lemmy) opinion met immediately with personal insults is way higher here in the few months I've been here than my years with reddit.

I've just been learning not to engage on any of the lemmy propaganda areas, and that leaves me with a lot less active communities.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I agree, and attribute that to the kind of people who would boycott Reddit forever, where the largest part of the lemmy population seems to originate from.

As much as I roll my eyes at the overuse of the term, lemmy is mostly comprised of the "woke"est of the reddit population.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lemmy is less ban happy than reddit, so I don't mind throwing down in the comments. Do your part, fight against stupidity.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's not less ban happy at all.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Reddit will ban you from some subs just for commenting in other subs, no way it's as bad here

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Well, entire instances are banned (defederated), sometimes for barely any reasons. Sooo it's even worse