that’s actually a flaw not a feature, shitposting is the lowest effort posting in any community and a lot of subs on reddit ban shitposting from their subs because it drowns out all the other content and community
that is to say the most popular comm in this place takes the least effort
which makes lemmy less of a reddit alternative and more a 9gag alternative
Honestly, 9gag alternative is kind of what I want, and what I used reddit as, too. I left 9gag ages ago, when it turned too sexist-racist-homophobic-transphobic etc., and I left reddit, for the same reason. I hope I do not have to leave here for it too, it seems to spread slowly like some sort of disease in meme communities. Shitposting is great fun, shitposting by hateful bigots, is not fun at all.
The ultra-political still lurk around there so it works out well. One minute you’re sharing your appreciation for a picture of a tin of beans getting rode down a hill of corn or something, and before you know it you’re defending totalitarian authoritan views you didnt even know you had and getting lectured about the evils of western pigdog capitalist global expansion and why you personally need to take up arms and attack your local government office right now or youre a traitor to humanity, comrade.
Or it’s genius because anyone who has some shit to post in a real community either decides it’s better for here, where it can be enjoyed and it doesn’t drown out the real content, or they try it there, the mod stops them, and instead of getting all butthurt about it they can bring it here where it gets seen by more people anyway and still the real community stays pure.
that’s actually a flaw not a feature, shitposting is the lowest effort posting in any community and a lot of subs on reddit ban shitposting from their subs because it drowns out all the other content and community
that is to say the most popular comm in this place takes the least effort
which makes lemmy less of a reddit alternative and more a 9gag alternative
Honestly, 9gag alternative is kind of what I want, and what I used reddit as, too. I left 9gag ages ago, when it turned too sexist-racist-homophobic-transphobic etc., and I left reddit, for the same reason. I hope I do not have to leave here for it too, it seems to spread slowly like some sort of disease in meme communities. Shitposting is great fun, shitposting by hateful bigots, is not fun at all.
The ultra-political still lurk around there so it works out well. One minute you’re sharing your appreciation for a picture of a tin of beans getting rode down a hill of corn or something, and before you know it you’re defending totalitarian authoritan views you didnt even know you had and getting lectured about the evils of western pigdog capitalist global expansion and why you personally need to take up arms and attack your local government office right now or youre a traitor to humanity, comrade.
I feel its still serving its purpose.
Or it’s genius because anyone who has some shit to post in a real community either decides it’s better for here, where it can be enjoyed and it doesn’t drown out the real content, or they try it there, the mod stops them, and instead of getting all butthurt about it they can bring it here where it gets seen by more people anyway and still the real community stays pure.