• BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I just want to be in the most free place where I can talk to people.

    So far, this is it. I don't think the Twitter/Bluesky/Mastodon model really promotes discussion. The Reddit/Lemmy model does, by design, expectation.

    • Tucker McKnight@saltylike.us
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      1 year ago

      @BlinkerFluid @hedge I agree with your overall point: social networks where you subscribe to a community seem to get more replies (and longer replies) than ones where you subscribe a person. They also make it harder for influencers to take off – anyone's post has a chance of generating discussion. They deemphasize who the OP is.

      Mastodon's ability to follow those communities is, IMO, a killer feature that I hope more people discover. (Case in point: I'm posting this from Mastodon right now.)

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      I want to converse in a place where most people are civil and tolerant of ideas even if these ideas challenge their view of the world. People don't have to agree, but I think most people should be treated with dignity and respect. Further, I would love to converse in place where people are rational actors and free thinkers, rather than just simply aligned and regurgitating their group's thought leaders' talking points. A place where people have been taught the scientific method, fallacies, how to discern most propaganda and advertising, and also have at least a minimum understanding of philosophy, psychology and sociology.

      In other words, I want to converse in a complete fantasyland.

      Joking aside, these arts were once taught to all students at most universities. I'm not sure if they are anymore, but the news paints a picture that they've been exchanged for more "employable" skills. I hope to see more pushback against those efforts.

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        1 year ago

        Hi, can I join your fantasyland…?

        (I was planning on trying setting up a Lemmy instance along those lines, but then life happened)

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      I agree with this. I'm self-hosting both Mastodon and Lemmy. I'll use Mastodon maybe once a week, same as I used to do on Twitter. On the other hand, I'm on Lemmy pretty much every day. I like long-form discussions a lot more than Twitter-style posts, and it's way easier to read through comments on here since there's proper threading.