It might be the weakness of this particular website format. I have seen sites that have found ways to keep discussions from devolving into vitriol. Tildes keeps their flow of new users slow, and verifies everyone. Mastodon is literally whatever you want it to be, because by default it doesn't push content your way, you have to seek it out.
I did kinda hope the honeymoon period for lemmy would last longer, but this is probably inevitable. I'm just appreciative of the in depth conversations I do have here amongst the vitriol.
I'm just against authoritarianism. If you support or worship tyrants past or present, then you're no friend of mine.
I don't think it is as black and white as you say though. In general I have faced more bigotry from modern conservatives than I have from leftists. At the same time though the unironic worship of the Soviet Union, or communist icons like Mao and Che leave a bad taste in my mouth. One killed millions of his own people and waged a cultural genocide against traditional Chinese culture and the elderly. Che on the other hand was a homophobic bigot who attempted to eliminate the queer people from Cuba. I understand criticizing Capitalism, and having faith in an economic system that has TBF never been implemented in the way Marx or Ingles would've wanted, but to worship the regimes that took the label and did horrible things in its name? I believe in learning from the past rather than trying to recreate it. If communists really want to succeed, they need to stop emulating a failed past, and push towards a new direction.
"LEMMY POLICE, FREEZE! Sir/Ma'am and or otherwise, you are under arrest for the following crimes against lemmy. Use of an unapproved app, 2 counts. Pointing out elitism, 5 counts. Making comparisons between lemmy and reddit, 10 counts. Criminally bad meming, 5 counts. And expecting better of lemmy, 1 count. You have the right to stfu."
I had no patients or focus to do it when I was younger. I actually learned more Japanese and Chinese in the past 3 years, than I had ever done in childhood or university.
I assume in terms of incentive, there are more reason for Spanish speakers to learn English than English speakers to learn Spanish. Likewise most Spanish speakers within the US tend to keep to their own communities, and you're unlikely to directly interact with them unless you are friends with people in the group, or frequently do business with people who speak Spanish.
It's kinda like Russian and its bordering Countries. Many people in Kazakhstan can speak Russian, but not many Russians can speak Kazakh.
And good luck with your language endeavors as well. Japanese does get easier the more you interact with it. I am at the top of my game when I'm watching and reading media constantly.
It might be the weakness of this particular website format. I have seen sites that have found ways to keep discussions from devolving into vitriol. Tildes keeps their flow of new users slow, and verifies everyone. Mastodon is literally whatever you want it to be, because by default it doesn't push content your way, you have to seek it out.
I did kinda hope the honeymoon period for lemmy would last longer, but this is probably inevitable. I'm just appreciative of the in depth conversations I do have here amongst the vitriol.