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Daniel Lakeland @dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org

Fediverse, the social media system for 40+ year old people who built the world wide web and regret it.

Oct 01, 2026, 11:32 PM

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[–] 7 points 4 days ago* (1 child)

I agree. After being here for a while, I realized that my feed is always depressing and negative, and the comments and discussions are as well, to the point where I pretty much stopped using Lemmy for a while. But I guess the solution is simply to seek out other communities that are more positive - there should be plenty to choose from :)

I think it is kinda the same 'echo chamber' problem that other social media has - I feel my own opinions are being reinforced to the extreme, and while I am glad to be with like-minded people, it is also very exhausting.

Anyway, time to go exploring new communities!

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  • [–] 5 points 4 days ago

    I find the discussions on Lemmy to be better quality than on Reddit, but that can also make them heavier. I can also find Reddit's banality depressing. I'm still using both atm but I'm in the process of phasing reddit out and I'm fine with that, even if I browse Lemmy a bit differently.

    Building a well-rounded community can take time.

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