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Lemmy isn't much better than reddit (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by Crowfiend@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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Title. Alt account cause obviously.

Been on lemmy for like 2 years, at first it was okay, possibly because I started on lemm.ee (RIP), possibly the influx of new users from reddit has changed things, who knows.

But now I keep seeing all the same things happen here that happened on reddit. People abusing rules that go unenforced, mods removing posts/banning users only when they take offense, users (and even mods) fighting each other over instances like rival gangs, communities propped up by single users, all of it.

The only actual differences I've found are that there's no ads, and some instances have a more gated sign-up process to deter bots/spammers. That's it.

There are some good faith users of course, but it seems the vast majority just want to be in a safe space echo chamber and talk shit about each other. It's like that meme from the office: corporate needs you to differentiate these images, and one is reddit and the other is reddit wearing a lemmy mask, they're the same image.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

reddit started the purges last year, many couldnt even return to the site without using different Ip and devices, and you have to be vigilant because reddit will eventually detect them. its not something a normal user would do. the purges were so much different previous ones, because they were using AI to just indiscrminately ban people with little recourse. and i heard people appeal for months or a year without any kind of word from reddit. when before the purges they at least will get around to responding eventually. more than likely they dont respond because they ban too many and unlikely want to handle that many appeal requests.