That's a good segue! One place here that I've noticed has way less toxicity than reddit is the Linux communities. I found the reddit Linux subs had a load of gatekeeping, people tended more towards going: if you can't figure out how to use a search engine you probably shouldn't be using Linux.
And then complaining that the general public doesn't want to use Linux.

Here on lemmy I see a lot more people hopping in a thread to say things like: here's the solution to your beginners issue, and here's how to look it up. If you have more issues just shoot me a reply and I'll gladly give you any help I can.

It's really refreshing to be honest.

Otherwise I very much agree there's a lot of doom posting everywhere else.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

As a software engineer and someone who’s been into that shit from a young age, it’s such a nice change. Reminds me of some of the old BBS forums from the 90s. The positive and welcoming atmosphere is such an improvement compared to a lot of the analogous Reddit subs.

Creating positive environments for more junior people to gain expertise in is one of the things I’ve become somewhat passionate about over the course of my career, and it’s great to see the space we have here being exactly that much of the time.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

It's really good to see. When I first got started I was lucky enough to live with someone well versed in the ins and outs of linux setup and troubleshooting. I couldn't imagine getting started, running into a roadblock that I couldn't surmount (there's been a few times searching forums ended up with one exact match to my issue, and the only response to the person's question was OP just saying "figured it out" and closing the issue) and having everyone I ask just tell me to figure it out myself....