Hey, I hope it’s ok to post something like this here. I just wanted to say thanks for the people here^^ A long time ago I joined Reddit and tried to post, comment and communicate about stuff I liked. Only now I noticed how much I became a lurker over the time because of the negativity at Reddit. Snappy comments, no real feedback but hate, sometimes even borderline insults… After nuking and deleting my Reddit account and switching to lemmy I noticed how much I missed it. People here are way more friendly and communicate politely. At least for now… Posting is fun again, all thanks to you all^^ That’s my two cents. Thanks for reading. Love you all, keep safe. Cheers
Welcome! I also came over recently from Reddit as well after 12 years. The smaller niche subs were always friendly, but the bigger subs… well, I felt the same as you, with all of the negativity, drama and trolling. More often than not I simply remained a lurker. I gotta deal with enough stress in real life, don’t need to invite it into my leisure time.
The early days, during The Great Digg Migration, weren’t bad at all, but it all slid downhill in later years, until it was more about doomscrolling for me and less about actual interaction. Coming here, I feel like everything is new and fresh again, and that everyone is welcoming and friendly. It’s been quite refreshing!