I've returned lately to my local sub and found it to be a complete cesspool.
What I was surprised to see though was that since I left last year, posts have been getting comments in the hundreds. Which is very surprising because it wasn't that popular of a sub. I could go on there and basically recognize the majority of the users as they were mostly the usual same users I got to know over time. Posts would get maybe 20-30 comments top in average. Now it's like 100-200 comments with the usuals not even showing up anymore.
I really doubt that my old provincial sub got that popular over night. And if it has, I wonder how the mods, who were working as volunteers, are dealing with this.
Bots
I pop into the metalcore and women’s subs and that’s about it. The niche community/shared experience is still a net positive in those two places. I peeked into the main subs once a while ago, and I can’t tell if it’s worse or if it was always that bad. Lemmy is nice. After Reddit though, I have limited overall social media. Feels better, honestly.
I appreciate that the Lemmy one is not as bad as the Reddit one, but still slightly worried and uncomfortable
Stay away, it's easy.
I've returned lately to my local sub and found it to be a complete cesspool.
What I was surprised to see though was that since I left last year, posts have been getting comments in the hundreds. Which is very surprising because it wasn't that popular of a sub. I could go on there and basically recognize the majority of the users as they were mostly the usual same users I got to know over time. Posts would get maybe 20-30 comments top in average. Now it's like 100-200 comments with the usuals not even showing up anymore.
I really doubt that my old provincial sub got that popular over night. And if it has, I wonder how the mods, who were working as volunteers, are dealing with this.
Bots