PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoHow have you personally found the Lemmy community compared to its competition and other social media?message-squaremessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down111
arrow-up1204arrow-down1message-squareHow have you personally found the Lemmy community compared to its competition and other social media?PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square239fedilink
minus-squareOneShotLido@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoAs I’ve grown older, contrary to the norm, I’ve grown more liberal, so Lemmy seems more welcoming. But I do worry about the echo chamber here. I think about it a lot.
minus-squareDrZoidbergYes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoIt’s not really that contrary, most people don’t actually become more conservative as they age. It’s not quite a myth but very much over stated. Political orientations over the course of the life span are very stable. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1113&context=poliscifacpub
As I’ve grown older, contrary to the norm, I’ve grown more liberal, so Lemmy seems more welcoming. But I do worry about the echo chamber here. I think about it a lot.
It’s not really that contrary, most people don’t actually become more conservative as they age. It’s not quite a myth but very much over stated. Political orientations over the course of the life span are very stable. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1113&context=poliscifacpub