I’m a long time Lemmy lurker and occasional Redditor. Since the Reddit influx, I’ve watched the frequency of shitty Reddit-type behavior, e.g., combative comments, trolling, and unnecessary rudeness, just sky rocket.
I’m happy to have more content on Lemmy, but I wish the bad actors and assholes would have stayed on Reddit.
Yes, I realize the irony of posting this on a new community that’s basically a Reddit transplant.
You’re absolutely right. Reddit was the source, but it really could have been people from anywhere.
I do wonder if Reddit’s culture does affect the attitudes of those coming over, though. One thing I saw all the time on Reddit was the unhelpful critic: the guy who was more than happy to tell you you’re wrong, whether or it not doing so is warranted, contextually inappropriate, or even makes sense, and only that you’re wrong - they add nothing else to the conversation. I’ve had a TON of those recently; there’s even one in this thread. I used to see them here every so often but never like this.