Why does the culture surrounding Lemmy seem to be inherently negative and hateful?
I have accounts on various Reddit alternatives and have also had accounts on now-defunct sites. However, none have exhibited the same level of negativity as Lemmy.
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I think it just correlates with leftism in the US and Lemmy was leftist before the Reddit exodus increased the population. I say this as a US center-left liberal (and I get annoyed with it myself).
The leftist movement is very anti-establishment, very pessimistic about their future under capitalism, very pessimistic about the US political establishment, very pessimistic about climate change, very pessimistic about the Israel-Hamas situation, very pessimistic about police, very pessimistic about health care, very pessimistic about both Biden and Temp, very pessimistic about ... pretty much every major issue (except maybe weed).
Edit: I don't mean to "rage against the leftist" either, I think y'all have some good points from time to time and there are definitely things I agree with you on (e.g. the health care system needs major changes). Some of y'all give a real "you must be fun at parties" kind of vibe though and some are about as bad as the Trump supporters in terms of using personal attacks.
Russian, trumpist, moron, bot, Chinese, tankie, fascist, Republican, child, shill.
This is a selection of things I've been called for saying that Biden should stop supporting genocide.
Tell me how bad the left is about personal attacks.
All of these roll off my back except for the one slur that leftists use against leftists: "liberal"
You being personally attacked for being an (evidently) leftist does not invalidate the numerous personal attacks that leftist have made against me on this platform and others.
https://youtube.com/shorts/vHfbUIQeW_A?si=_PnjDToAzRXzERP-
I gave examples. You posted a comedian.
If that's what you thought I did, have a nice day.
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No shit we are lol
It's not pessimism, it's criticism. The fact that you think hope/pessimism has anything to do with these issues would be extremely telling if you hadn't already described yourself as a liberal.
There is a point where persistent criticism of any and every action (even actions that align with stated goals like tackling the climate crisis) rises past the point of criticism to outright pessimism, negativity, or even the more recently coined "doomerism" term.
Edit: Here's are some examples:
They're really not hard to find.
So you just want to turn your brain off and ignore valid criticisms to avoid "negativity", got it.
Edit: all your examples are about Biden 💀😂 newsflash, criticizing politicians is how we keep them accountable
No I want to stop moaning that everything "isn't enough" or "it will just be undone" and just take a win.
People know there's more to do, that doesn't need put on every post anytime something actually gets done.