Be the change you want to see in the world
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I am positive AMA
Are you positive enough to jump a car?
No, I'm afraid I'm negative
Only fools are positive
I'm sorry to hear that, I hope treatment is still possible
Positive to positive, negative to ground?
I see some positivity. It's like reddit, you have to work to stay away from the communities that are wont to devolve into a feedback loop of negativity
It's harder than on Reddit, though, because the population as a whole is so much smaller. There aren't alternative communities for most topics- there aren't communities at all for most topics- and you keep seeing the same small group of prolific posters so the views aren't as diverse. If you happen to align with that group's views, great, but I find it a lot easier to end up as the lone unpopular view than on Reddit.
I'm hoping this will continue to improve over time as the Fediverse grows and diversifies more.
Indeed, well said.
How is mbin development going in your opinion? I am hearing good things but I still haven't gotten around to making an account.
I haven't been paying close attention but it seems to be doing well. I originally joined the Fediverse on kbin.social because I liked the idea of supporting an alternative to a Lemmy monoculture, especially given what I'd seen of Lemmy's devs' views, but over time it became apparent that the lone developer of kbin wasn't intending to take advantage of outside assistance and that it wasn't going to work out as a single-person project in the long run. So I'm glad mBin forked, it seems to have picked up the necessary momentum. The mBin instance I'm on has had the occasional downtime or bug but nowhere near the kind of trouble kBin routinely had.
I see some positivity. It’s like reddit, you have to work to stay away from the communities that are wont to devolve into a feedback loop of negativity
I find that browsing by 'New' instead of 'Hot' helps somewhat.
Though the responses you get to your comments on new posts still tend to be more antagonistic than friendly.
Sure, look at my history, I'm a real sunshine here
I got 4 comments down before reading the things about dalmatians 😢
Aw yeah that one wasn't so uplifting, but continue scrolling there are cat pictures
I tend to stick to meme subs and subs for things I like, so it's not too hard to find positivity.
I'm having a good time 💕
Me too! :)
I'm positive that someone is.
I see lots of positivity! There's a lot of news which is mostly bad of course, but there's also memes and cats and casual chats, and fun nerdy stuff.
No.
Do I come off as positive 🥺
You do!
There's a lot of assholes everywhere. The block button is your friend :)
I try, but it's sometimes difficult not to get caught up in the perpetual pessimism. I've caught myself responding with more defeatism before, recognized what I was doing, and changed my response. Lemmings are generally more aware as people, so they're naturally going to be more cynical. But, we have a lot of extremists too, and then kids who see the extremist edge lord stuff, think it's cool, and parrot it on every post, regardless of relevancy. I've also had positive messages deleted by mods who don't like that they contradict their philosophy. Anyways, let's all make an effort to be more positive at least a few times per day.
I find the question as phrased is ambiguous. Are you asking if there are people using Lemmy to express positive emotion in general or to express positivity about Lemmy?
I can comment generally that I do feel like positivity is often in short supply in social media spaces, and when one does encounter it, it may be of the toxic variety.
I can comment generally that I do feel like positivity is often in short supply in social media spaces, and when one does encounter it, it may be of the toxic variety.
What does the sweet turning sour tend to look like from what you've observed?
In general I think lack of empathy is the main problem, though I think even well-meaning people can make others feel guilty about having normal negative emotions, e.g. "You'll get through it". IMO the worst may be the one-uppers, the guy who says "That's nothing. I knew this other guy who had cancer of the kitten."
Thinking about it, I generally only share really upsetting news with friends and almost never online.
Maybe both.
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Even if not, you can be!
Yeah, they're all stealing electrons. /joke
...if you want a serious answer, define "to be positive" in an objective way. Otherwise we'll all end talking about our personal experiences, that may or may not match.
Consider your Finders Bias.
Actively try to be!
You look nice today.
I find that the circlejerk jerks much harder on Lemmy than it does on reddit.
Honestly. I try to use Lemmy for positive stuff as much as possible. Hobby stuff, jokes and as few political comments as possible.
I use reddit to vent frustration and bitch and moan.
No, I'm in a perpetual state of uncertainty.
Yes, I just finished the Dungeon of Lost Souls in Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen™. Hardly anything more positive than that.
I'm 50/50 in all walks of social media. I don't talk/reply much, but I also don't give people too much trouble. If an asshole wants to throw down, maybe I'll respond out of spite to tell them off.
Opinion-based anything, instance/subreddit/community, tends to be very polarizing to be in. It's always dog-eat-dog in those realms with people fighting to try and be the righteous one, disregarding the concept that opinions were never about being right or wrong.
Me!
This is kind of a strange question... it's like you got up on your soapbox and said nothing.
There's plenty of positivity here. In fact, unless you recently cleaned it up, your post history is filled with examples of positive comments and posts that also got positive responses.
Why did you make this post? Lol
Hehehehehe, thank you. I try to be good.
I'm positively throbbing
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