4mo ago

Lemmy Users are...

There was a post on !mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world called "Lemmy is losing the war against reddit. How do we change things?" Looks like it was removed but there were a couple good discussions there. In a discussion with (I think it was) @hendrik@palaver.p3x.de we came up with this.

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Normal people dont exist. Everyone is a freaky weirdo

Um, aktuly, everyone on checks instance feddit.uk are incredibly normal and cool but everyone on checks rival instance lemmy.world are the freaks and losers. And don't even get me started on
<insert current whippingboy.instance here>
. They're trying to ruin the whole community. I just downvote them whenever I see them.
- Fediversion of the meme
- yeah!

Lemmy users are normal people. However, only compared to other white males in their late twenties to mid thirties working in the tech industry. At least that's what a survey on the German instance showed. Depending on your instance, the main variables are probably country of origin, sexual orientation and whether or not you're still male - but statistically, that's what you've been born as.
Compared to the general population, we're probably more tech savvy, have higher education and therefore more money (mileage depends once again on you country of origin), are more left-leaning and we count way more furries among us.
- Yeah, it's a weird bunch. Somehow "leftist" while also having a penchant for sexism and odd racism.
  I've seen people dogmatically defend MTF trans women, all while still being sexist towards women in general. Pretty sure a lot of people on here only defend women who make their dicks hard.
  I've also seen a bunch of white people try to "educate" actual Asian people over asian culture because they've based their personalities on communism or anime.
  It really does feel like early Reddit.
  
  Leftism is strange because most people aren't left-leaning in every topic, just ask them about veganism e.g. Suddenly, a lot of people sound just like your average right-winger. Unfortunately, these people suck at acknowledging their own biases - just like pretty much every other human. They only support necessary social change up to the point they too would have to change.
  The really strange thing is, call them out, and they may even turn right entirely, just for calling them out. I remember reading lots of people saying this after the election, despite the right having as much infighting as they have inbreeding. But it works for them.
  The point is, I think a lot of people like to think about themselves as being on the left. They acknowledge it to be the correct way and want to think of themselves as being a good person - but they really aren't, and it often shows.
  And I repeat, that's okay. We all suck at this. But we should still strife for better.
  
  while also having a penchant for sexism and odd racism.
  I literally haven't seen any of this. Can you provide some examples?
  I def see the leftist leanings, but Lemmy as a whole seems super progressive on those topics. You're not the first person I've heard say this though, and I'm wondering if in just missing it by sticking to popular posts and top level comments. Am I missing something big here?
  
  only defend women who make their dicks hard
  I have never defended Lauren Boebert!
- This is just so blatantly wrong.
  I’m in my mid forties.
- So Reddit 2010s demographic.
  
  Basically, but with mildly different flavour profiles. Instead of being hounded about men's rights from a fascist, it's being validated by some weird version of a communist.
- a survey on the German instance
  I wonder if anyone's ever tried a general survey. Add an "instance" option as well, for seeing trends on specific instances. Could make it a "select one of the already other-users-made option or add your own" type of survey. Idk. Could be interesting, assuming no trolls messing with the poll

Nice meme, curious to see what the comment will be.
On !fedigrow@lemm.ee and !fediverse@lemmy.world there is a post with a compilation of complaints with Lemmy, maybe that can be interesting too
- what a freaky weirdo response ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)