It comes down to the heavy lifting the mods do. They are way too under appreciated back on reddit and here too. People think they can self police themselves and that other people will follow, but it’s the mods who set and maintain the type of tone they want for the community. People here aren’t anymore special than any other social media, so moderated communities and instances becomes important for those that arent happy with the outcomes of more lax moderation environments once they see users aren’t behaving the way they’d like them to.
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mojo@lemm.ee 10 months agoWith online discussion, there always will be. The only really thing you can do is to know when is the best time to abort a conversation. Especially in Reddit, when one person is getting downvotes then they are assumed to be wrong, then the hive mind brain kicks in.
NightOwl@lemmy.one 10 months ago
lanadelgay@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
Yeah, for sure
Know when to stop, and also just knowing when not to comment in the first place honestly
I’ve found myself swiping to reply to a comment and just realizing it’s a waste of time when i could be contributing to an actually good discussion instead
mojo@lemm.ee 10 months ago
“Never miss a good chance to shut up” - Mark Twain (probably)
This is some advice I definitely need to work on practicing better lol
foggy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Your comment history has determined that was a lie.
lanadelgay@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
Lol