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Be the change you want to see in the world
I am positive AMA
Are you positive enough to jump a car?
Only fools are positive
No, I’m afraid I’m negative
I see some positivity. It’s like reddit, you have to work to stay away from the communities that are wont to devolve into a feedback loop of negativity
I see some positivity. It’s like reddit, you have to work to stay away from the communities that are wont to devolve into a feedback loop of negativity
I find that browsing by ‘New’ instead of ‘Hot’ helps somewhat.
Though the responses you get to your comments on new posts still tend to be more antagonistic than friendly.
I’m positive that someone is.
Sure, look at my history, I’m a real sunshine here
On a more serious note, honestly? I don’t see very many people doing that.
Even worse, in fact I am of the opinion that many are conflict bots, and not actual real people. Bots don’t seem to be policed well here on Lemmy.
I see lots of positivity! There’s a lot of news which is mostly bad of course, but there’s also memes and cats and casual chats, and fun nerdy stuff.
I find the question as phrased is ambiguous. Are you asking if there are people using Lemmy to express positive emotion in general or to express positivity about Lemmy?
I can comment generally that I do feel like positivity is often in short supply in social media spaces, and when one does encounter it, it may be of the toxic variety.
I can comment generally that I do feel like positivity is often in short supply in social media spaces, and when one does encounter it, it may be of the toxic variety.
What does the sweet turning sour tend to look like from what you’ve observed?
In general I think lack of empathy is the main problem, though I think even well-meaning people can make others feel guilty about having normal negative emotions, e.g. “You’ll get through it”. IMO the worst may be the one-uppers, the guy who says “That’s nothing. I knew this other guy who had cancer of the kitten.”
Thinking about it, I generally only share really upsetting news with friends and almost never online.
Maybe both.
Are you asking if there are people using Lemmy to express positive emotion in general or to express positivity about Lemmy?
I took it to mean the former, and not the latter.
No.
Do I come off as positive 🥺
I try, but it’s sometimes difficult not to get caught up in the perpetual pessimism. I’ve caught myself responding with more defeatism before, recognized what I was doing, and changed my response. Lemmings are generally more aware as people, so they’re naturally going to be more cynical. But, we have a lot of extremists too, and then kids who see the extremist edge lord stuff, think it’s cool, and parrot it on every post, regardless of relevancy. I’ve also had positive messages deleted by mods who don’t like that they contradict their philosophy. Anyways, let’s all make an effort to be more positive at least a few times per day.
Even if not, you can be!
Yeah, they’re all stealing electrons. /joke
…if you want a serious answer, define “to be positive” in an objective way. Otherwise we’ll all end talking about our personal experiences, that may or may not match.
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