What factors do you think contributed to the "Reddit Hivemind"? How do you believe it can be avoided?
I've been seeing more often (and others have posted the same) that some of the elements of "Reddit etiquette" seem to be taking over here. Luckily I can still find discussion comments but it seems the jokes and general "downvote because I disagree" are slowly taking over.
So the question becomes is it the size or the functionality of the site? The people or popularity? What's your thoughts?
edit: should I change it to Lemmy-hivemind? Exhibit A: the amount of downvotes without a single explanation (guessing it's anything to do with Reddit being talked about).
We talk about it as a hive mind, but I think it is actually a problem of large numbers of users and an algorithm that needs tweaking, plus some shady mods.
You post but you're too late, or you have a legit opinion that needs a few sub comments, but it's too late.
Or you get trolled, you respond in a similar vein, and the mod bans you but not them, because the mod likes their opinion more. And I don't blame mods for being soft in general, because it is a shit job. But sometimes it's frustrating.
Or you get trolled, you respond in a similar vein, and the mod bans you but not them, because the mod likes their opinion more.
Or you added a G-rated insult after a detailed explanation of how they're objectively wrong. Because god forbid anyone be the tiniest bit uncivil with someone going 'oh, so you think [infuriating horseshit]?'
Remember: trolling is explicitly forbidden, but any hint of suggesting someone might be trolling is worse somehow.