I’ve mostly left reddit and switched to beehaw, but I posted on somewhat of a niche tech-related subreddit today since there really isn’t a community for that here yet. And wow, I got instantly downvoted twice and the first comment response was rude and hostile. All I posted was a feature suggestion for software that I thought would be useful and that a good amount of people would like based on other feedback I’ve heard. This is not the sort of topic that should be controversial or aggravating, and it wasn’t like I made an ignorant post suggesting a feature that already existed or otherwise wasn’t well researched.
This type of instantly hostile response has happened numerous times on reddit for various different topics, but I just haven’t posted for a while, so I forgot just how shitty it can feel. It makes me really appreciate how friendly and respectful the community is here on Beehaw and on Mastodon. People seem to have good faith in one another similar to how the internet used to be in the old days.
Have you had similar experiences with Reddit and similarly opposite experiences here on Beehaw/Lemmy?
There are valid reasons not to engage with and give legitimacy to publications that have a history of deliberately spreading falsehoods. For one, mixing in the occasional true article makes it even more easy to trick gullible viewers into believing a neighboring story that was purely made up, so even sharing a true article risks tricking people who follow the link. There is no need to become aggressive and attack someone’s character for attempting to engage with the topic of a discussion, however. That sounds like a really stressful experience.
As an aside, I love your username. I’ve got a couple of friends who are professional music therapists and it’s fascinating to hear about ways that music really can be used to heal.