Yep, it’s really frustrating. I used to be a decent contributor in statistics, analytics, machine learning, and Linux oriented communities on one of my Reddit accounts before deleting it in June. Thought I could find a better home here but I’m not interested in contributing if the culture is so negative to anyone who doesn’t fit the FOSS/Linux crowd. Like seeing mass-downvotes of well-written contributions along with rude/dismissive comments screams “you don’t belong here” to people and will absolutely inhibit Lemmy’s long-term success.
There could be 3 out of 1000 people that make you feel not welcome. Don’t judge a platform because of those 3 people. Maybe it helps to focus on the 4 out of 1000 people that make you feel welcome. And don’t think about the 993 people who really don’t care what you write.
Yep, it’s really frustrating. I used to be a decent contributor in statistics, analytics, machine learning, and Linux oriented communities on one of my Reddit accounts before deleting it in June. Thought I could find a better home here but I’m not interested in contributing if the culture is so negative to anyone who doesn’t fit the FOSS/Linux crowd. Like seeing mass-downvotes of well-written contributions along with rude/dismissive comments screams “you don’t belong here” to people and will absolutely inhibit Lemmy’s long-term success.
There could be 3 out of 1000 people that make you feel not welcome. Don’t judge a platform because of those 3 people. Maybe it helps to focus on the 4 out of 1000 people that make you feel welcome. And don’t think about the 993 people who really don’t care what you write.