If you don’t want Lemmy to descend into another Reddit echo chamber shit hole, you have to at least tolerate people of very different (even wrong) opinions when they appear open to discuss rather than just restoring to name calling
I have some political views that differ from the Reddit / Lemmy mainstream by quite a bit. But I find the downvotes on Lemmy quite harmless. And it at least seems far more likely that someone will have an honest conversation. That’s why it’s a shame to see people jumping straight to insults.
If you don’t want Lemmy to descend into another Reddit echo chamber shit hole, you have to at least tolerate people of very different (even wrong) opinions when they appear open to discuss rather than just restoring to name calling
you also have to be ready people will reply to you. free speech is not free from consequences.
Nope, not if they’re a fascist
You can go ahead and associate willingly with Nazis, I wont
Conversation != Approval
“Associate” is an ambiguous term
It is an echo chamber already. You say anything controversial concern trolls come out the woodwork and accuse you of baiting and brigade you.
I have some political views that differ from the Reddit / Lemmy mainstream by quite a bit. But I find the downvotes on Lemmy quite harmless. And it at least seems far more likely that someone will have an honest conversation. That’s why it’s a shame to see people jumping straight to insults.