Yep, I agree, same goes for Lemm.ee and other “generalist” instances. Those attracted the most people from Reddit as they required the least knowledge before-hand of Lemmy and aimed at replicating Reddit in some ways.
More niche communities tend to be more active per user if they are well established, with Hexbear as a prime example.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Well Hexbear also had a policy of not showing down votes to encourage users to respond if they disagree instead of just down voting and moving on.
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
That’s very ironic given that they ban anyone further left than “Capitalist Russia is the best country in the world! Let’s support their invasion of Ukraine for no reason! Ughur genocide fake by the way!”
Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
It’s not that they don’t show downvoted only, you literally cannot downvote on Hexbear.