Lemmy users, have you seen toxicity migrate here from reddit?

Lol people are toxic everywhere.

There is plenty of toxicity, but I don't think it "migrated" from reddit. It's just a property of people.

Every time we get a wave of fresh influx, it seems to bring a fair number of upset people here. I'm not particularly surprised, they're coming from a less-pleasant environment just in general.

People do seem to settle down a little bit after they get some time to unwind from that all, though.

Not really. Disagreement, even angry disagreement, but only hexbear did I find truly toxic.

Conversely, I had to use reddit recently (to find an old post) and I don't know if its because I haven't been there for months and I'd forgotten how bad it is or if it is actually worse but fucking hell it was like a war zone.

Honestly, I've found this place to be a lot more toxic than Reddit, especially when it comes to tech.

Somewhat. I’ll use myself as an example.

When I first came to Lemmy, I was more defensive than I realized. I had gotten used to aggressive, obnoxious behavior. Soon, I noticed that wasn’t an accepted norm here. It only took a couple days to realize, but I needed a few weeks to actually get out of the habit. In those early days, I’m sure I brought some toxicity with me.

Now, though, I don’t create, feed, or encourage toxic comments. I just assume it’s an honest mistake, poor choice of words, or someone whose primary language isn’t English. If I choose to reply, I’m friendly, and give them the benefit of the doubt. If a comment seems deliberately rude or trolling, I don’t engage at all.

Also, how nice is it to be able to give (or get) the benefit of the doubt?!? You can make a spelling error without getting three or four pedantic screeds! I didn’t realize how much I missed basic civility until I rediscovered it here!

The communities I frequented in Reddit were pretty positive. I see more snarky comments on Lemmy, but I'm posting more here, so maybe I'm just getting more interactions.

I thought so until I went back to reddit and saw the difference. Just today there was a post on PublicFreakout about Just Stop Oil sitting in front of a bus and over 300 comments wishing the bus driver would have ran over the protestors and killed them. It was actually insane.

I don't know if I've seen more toxicity per se, but I definitely have seen more negativity recently. I remember when I first got here during the reddit protest stuff, everyone was so nice and it felt very refreshing compared to reddit. Now I don't get that feeling. There are still plenty of nice people, but there's just a lot of bitterness regarding the state of the internet right now.

Actually had a conversation the other day on Lemmy with another user where we disagreed on a topic.

We did not attack each other or were agressive. So I'll take that as a win

This place feels too political sometimes. I'm alright with being political, but just with the right amount.

Maybe? I definitely interact with more users lately who seem unable to make a point without being a condescending ass hat at the same time. Couldn't say for sure if they're coming over from Reddit, though.

The toxicity here is rather different than what i've experience in Reddit, the kind that make me quit it just like that. It's just too many kids there.

Not really. I've seen a lot arguments on here actually resolve amicably instead just degrading into personal attacks. Also seen people take criticism

No, but certainly seems that Reddit has turned into a cesspool of right wing ideology.

I've never see that much toxicity on Reddit to begin with. Most of us came due to Spez.

Kinda? Maybe not explicitly toxicity, but some passive aggressiveness.

I've grown pretty accustomed to stuff like that – you get used to it after spending so many years on open forums.

I used to try to "clap back" but I realized that's a waste of time and it doesn't help whatever situation the person on the other side might be going through. I now tend to just move on and keep myself busy with something else.

I mean, the toxicity wasn't a reddit thing, it was the users. Reddit was big, so many were there. Some of those users moved. So it's here on lemmy too now.

I don’t know about toxicity, but I despise seeing the same damn low-effort, popularity seeking, and pointless questions on asklemmy as askreddit is polluted with. Really not a fan, and I downvote every single one.

Not really. One of the things that annoyed me on Reddit was posting something and getting told to search the subreddit for a similar topic or question that was posted a over six months ago but people here are pretty chill and willing to engage in a conversation instead of just commenting a joke or "This" or at the very least understanding.

Could be people just appreciate having content to engage with.

At the very least everyone here seems to be on the same page about women being people, so definitively an upgrade.

I've been called an idiot here a couple of times, but I think I'm drawn to the irrationally angry people

Me, i am the toxicity that migrated from Reddit, I am Dimethyl Cadmium.

Yes.

I have gotten downvoted a good amount for comments that lean more right or contrarian, I don't really know if that can be helped and that's not the majority of my comments so it doesn't ruin my experience or anything. But it does contribute to an echo chamber.

Mostly annoyed me because on the Liftoff app it wouldn't show comments voted below zero on my profile and I used to want to check back in on the further discussions my comments spawned.

Are you asking about a specific episode or community of toxic behavior that originated there but has found its way here? If so, then my answer is no. Granted, I haven't visited that other site in such a long time, I likely wouldn't know if some specific instance of toxicity here was actually related to something over there. Also, I mostly avoid the communities here that are named similarly to subs over there which always seemed to be a magnet for drama or poor behavior. Mostly.

But if you're asking in a more general sense, then my answer is yes(-ish). I have experienced and seen a fair bit of toxic behavior and numerous toxic users here. In many cases, the behavior and mannerisms mimic the toxicity I was used to seeing on the other site. So, I presume it's something that originated there and then subsequently migrated here, but I obviously couldn't say with complete certainty and absolute proof.

Granted, that's not unexpected, and as other folks have already commented, toxic people and toxic behavior are pretty pervasive and ubiquitous on social media sites.

A little but it's like a mix of toxicity from multiple sites

No.

A bit of toxicity around specific instances/communities but not really the type from reddit. Also it's easy enough to block those instances. People in general have been great on Lemmy.

Been seeing a lot of troll accounts, but over all nothing too extreme.

I wouldn't say that it migrated. I would say engagement increased on Lemmy and, with it, so did the toxic behavior. There are a lot more removed fights on here now, but that comes with the territory of more posts. Reddit did seem to encourage this type of behavior, though. While there are some Lemmy instances that do seem to encourage toxicity (I have a couple in mind), the majority seem to be affected by it without actively encouraging it. Toxic behavior is, generally, human nature, because humans are toxic creatures. Most people, however, don't default to toxicity; they need to be encouraged into it.

My perception of the sentiment expressed here is that people are disinterested in inauthentic expression, lack of empathy, or an unwillingness to entertain other people's ideas or opinions.

Mine is that is what people do on the Internet, and it's compounded by the anonymity the Internet provides. Doesn't really matter what platform.

Even in the public open side like Twitter, people just shout stupid one liners at each other, like there's some universe where people changed their mind about something because you called them stupid in the world's most creative way.

The more people you put together, the more colamity. Lemmy of just very new, so maybe the riffraff hasn't shown up yet?

Yeah absolutely. And there's toxicity that was already here, see hexbear and any other radical left communities.

Outside of one troll that was banned for spamming comments sections with videos that I hope I never see again, I don't know if I've used Lemmy, whether it be my account on the main instance or this account, enough since the Reddit protests to really see anything "toxic". I have noticed that there have been more times where I've felt like I didn't belong here but I think I've always kind of felt like this and it's just more noticeable because I use Lemmy more since I stopped using Reddit.

Edit: You do know that down voting me just proves my point, right?

Yes. Mainly in posts and communities about politics. If you say something too Right Wing (US). You will get mobbed.

Nope. Unless these whining posts about toxicity count as toxic.