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Lemmy users lack nuace and it stops actual discussion. (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by RedAggroBest@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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I seriously cannot have any degree of nuanced conversation here.

Like I get it, we all know capitalism is bad, but it feels like every time I or anyone go towards discussing the steps that need to be taken to address current looming problems in the short term, someone has to jump in and shut it down with "capitalism bad >:[ " and tear down any idea presented because its not complete and total destruction of the current economic model.

The result just feels like an echo chamber where no actual solutions get presented other than someone posting whole ass dissertations on their 33-step (where 30/33 steps are about as vague as "we'll just handle it") plan to fully convert the world to an anarchist commune.

Edit: I still vastly prefer Lemmy and the fediverse and a whole, my complaint here is that many of you are TOO INTENSE. You blow up small scale discussion.

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[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (3 children)

If you block unhelpful people you improve the Internet for yourself.

[–] Senal@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

While i agree with this and i do block people, regularly, if you aren't paying attention this is exactly how you get echo chambers.

Not suggesting i have a good solution, because i don't.

Best i can do is try to differentiate between "opinion that is not my own" and "flagrant arsehole".

I like to think it's the difference between good faith and bad faith arguments, but that still assumes i can tell the difference consistently.

Shit is hard yo.

[–] CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 9 months ago

I have blocked a lot of users and communities. I don't need to see a ton of stuff about and I don't need to deal with people who lack critical thinking skills. The "permit all and block" strategy works better with Lemmy being small and federated to keep learning about new communities.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

But make it worse for others. Tragedy of the commons.