I have never been an "online community first" person. The internet is how I stay in touch with people I met in real life. I'm not a "tweet comments at celebrities" guy. I was never funny enough to be the funniest person on Twitter. So when Twitter was accidentally purchased

It became the only reliable source of information I had. People posted links with a minimal amount of commentary, picking and choosing the best content from other social media networks. They’re not doing it to “build a brand” because that’s not a thing in the Fediverse. It’s too disjointed to be a place to build a newsletter subscription base.

  • IEatDaFeesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    577·
    3 days ago

    It’s also one of the most nitpicky whiny places you can visit. A new open source software/update just got released and it does something cool! “Well it’s not {x} compliant so it’s trash.” Or “If a solo developer or a team decides to use ‘AI’ then their entire project is AI slop.”

    There are so many moments where I’m like “just shut the fuck up and enjoy the software/news/updates these strangers are providing for free.”

    • favoredponcho@lemmy.zipEnglish
      122·
      3 days ago

      It’s full of leftist purity testing, that’s for sure. And, you can’t say certain things even if they are actually true.

      • cinoreus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        13 hours ago

        People are far less aggressive with their opinions compared to reddit. 90-95% of people here are decent people though with strong opinions. And as long as I can have a civil discussion with someone I think it’s a decent enough place to be, no matter what bias.

      • Amnesigenic@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Purity testing is a good thing, it keeps shit out of your milk and feds out of your org

    • Agent641@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      And the eight and final rule of fediverse, if this is your first time discussing linux distros, you have to fight.

    • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      One of my policies to make this place less insufferable, is to block people who behave in ways that I object to.

      For example if somebody shows up in a Windows thread, and just types in “Linux!” I’m blocking that person. Add something germane or novel or fuck right the fuck off, that’s my attitude.