I notice this especially with my Norwegian learning. People are rude, call me names, or make fun of me on Reddit for using the wrong word or “en” vs “et” or using a direct translation because I don’t know how they say it in Norwegian, like saying somethng like «Ingen av bedriften din!» instead of «Dette er ikke din sak» (according to the casual version of Bing Translate) whereas a Norwegian-speaking Fediverse member would just say something like “You’re doing good, but it’s actually _____.”
Theory:
People on Lemmy self select to be here, usually as a direct backlash to prevailing Reddit culture, management or behaviour.
Evidence: https://lemmy.world/post/41398418/21528414
Reddit is mainstream, discoverable, friction free for the masses.
OTOH, there is small (albeit deliberate) friction in engagement here, that hearkens back to USENET days. It’s analog, messy and human. There are some bots here (to be sure) so I don’t know how long the Golden Age of Lemmy will exist, but clearly this space was designed by someone who knows the old magics. It shows.
Therefore, if you posit an inverse correlation between “is an utter cunt” and “wants to interact on niche social media forum called Lemmy”, I think you’d have a safe bet.
It’s not a hard gate by any means, but it gambles (correctly IMESHO) on friction keeping the biggest trolls away. The ROI for being a cunt is demonstrably higher on Reddit, Tiktok etc. Bigger bucket.
Result: Lemmy is a nicer place to visit. For now.
Also, yes: I am Australian. Does it show? Cunt cunt cunty cunt cuntington III.
the big thing about lemmy is that it’s actually possible to have communities with proper moderation, where the mods nuke shitheads from orbit and aren’t sent to the shadow realm for banning nazis
We just have to, y’now, actually do that, which is the hard part.