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Has the Reddit exodus killed the former Lemmy culture? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by hotwarioinyourarea to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When I first started using Lemmy it seemed like such a nice place with interesting discussions. It seemed like the first group of people to join after the app exodus were being quite careful to be respectful of the existing culture.

Now, it seems as though the culture from Reddit has completely replaced it. Toxicity and all. I will say I do follow a lot of communities from a wide range of instances so it's clearly not everywhere.

Am I the only one who's feeling like we've just stormed in and bulldozed Lemmy?

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[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And that's only the first migration. Expect a way bigger one once Reddit sunsets the old reddit interface.

[–] MaybeItWorks@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is exactly what happened to Reddit with the Digg shitshow and then gradual public adoption. Reddit used to have thoughtful conversation and was where I could go to get interesting perspectives. Eventually enough people joined that the quality went way down.

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Always depends on the community/sub though. Niche subs specific to the subject will have good discussion. Big subs that tend to be a bit more generic content will have the generic subs.

I don't think it's a Lemmy/Reddit thing and more of a small/large community thing.

[–] MaybeItWorks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Oh, I agree completely. As the masses arrive conversation generally gets less nuanced and less thoughtful. Group think becomes more obvious too.