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You're seeing the result of a Reddit migration, bringing the Reddit culture and mindset with it.
When you hear graybeards taking about Eternal September, this is the sort of thing to which they're referring. Now, you have your own "I remember the good old days, before the assholes took over Lemmy."
Who is they?
Divide what?
Lemmy isn't a monolithic thing, how would that be divided?
Maybe it's not BECAUSE you disagree, but HOW you disagree.
I've seen you post some wacky metaphysical concepts and get upset when others don't agree with your unusual beliefs and assumptions.
Do you have a citation for that? Because I think my replies have been pretty chill.
That depends. Are you just going to argue and defend whatever I find, or are you going to read them and consider that maybe they aren't as chill as you think?
I'm willing to help you learn and understand, but I'm not interested in wasting my time on an argument.
I promise to read and consider!
So, this is a rather unflattering conversation. I'm going to translate each post HOW I INTERPRET IT. I have no doubt that whatever you originally intended will not match what I describe. That's the point. I don't think you're a bad person, I think you're not communicating effectively and sometimes it makes you sound like an asshole.
Title: Cause and Effect isn't real! (Take note that there is no supporting text to explain the ambiguous title.)
Them: I don't understand what you mean. Can you give an example?
You: Title rephrased in an even MORE ambiguous way. It's pointless to explain because you're all morons in an echo chamber.
Them: We just wanted clarification.
You: I know YOU are, but what am I ?
Them: Wait, what? You started this conversation, you should tell us what led you to believe this.
You: ugh you're so difficult! Do you want proof or clarification?
Them: Nevermind, I found your other comment where you explained yourself better.
Well you certainly put a lot of work into that. For that reason I will consider it.
I honestly have no idea if you're completely dismissing me or not.
This isn't a theses defense, so stop with the sophistry.
Well he called me a dick.
Exactly this. I never said such a thing.
Lemmy is split by design.
What do you mean ?
Most lemmy communities are pretty relax and laid-off, not really aplace with troll and censorships
Who is "they"?
Users clawing at each other over anything, and mods power tripping has been an Internet trope since the BBS forum days in the 1990s, at least. Lemmy, or at least LW seems to have a lower than median amount although imperfect. Lemmy as a platform has the advantage that anyone willing to undertake it can spin up their own instance, preventing a 100% stranglehold on mod/admin powers.
