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.

  • 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