The fediverse is small, and thats both a blessing and a curse - one of its several blessings is that in a smaller space we all individually have a bigger impact on what the culture of this space is like.

On this comm (and on lemmy broadly) there’s a lot of discussion about how to grow the fediverse, what to improve, but an easy thing you can do for the fediverse is right in front of us-

  • Be kind

  • Ask people what they think, and why

  • Approach folks you disagree with with curiosity rather than hostility (EDIT: no, this is not specifically referring to Nazis. I get it, they’re the first thing that comes to mind. I’m not telling you to approve of Nazis I’m just saying be kind to your fellow lemmites)

  • Engage sincerely

  • Ask yourself if there’s something nice you can say

  • Make this small space worth being in

A platform lives or dies by what’s available on said platform and often we have this conversation in the context of “content” or posts - and we may never have as much content as reddit does. But content and posts aren’t the only thing this kind of platform offers- it also offers people. It offers community, and human interaction.

Culture and community is lemmy and the fediverse’s biggest differentiator, and we all have a role to play in shaping the culture of this space.

The biggest thing you can do to help the fediverse is make it a place worth being.

  • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
    23·
    12 days ago

    If you’re getting comments removed from .world of all places, it’s not because you’re “calling out a tankie”, that’s for sure. I’m assuming it’s more “screeching at a socdem”.

    Also, what do you mean “y’all”? We Already established by your own definition that I’m not a tankie. Unless you’re just giving up the pretense that it’s not just a meaningless snarl word you fling at anyone to the left of you.

      • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
        22·
        12 days ago

        I gave sources of Ukrainian genocide, and it got removed.

        Why was it removed.

        if you dont identify as a tankie, great.

        Nah, that’s not it, it’s that I don’t fit the definition of tankie that you yourself articulated.

        Doesn’t feel

        Yes, I was already pretty convinced that who you call a tankie is entirely based on “feeling”

          • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
            23·
            12 days ago

            I don’t know who the mod is or where it happened, what was the reason given in the modlog?

            I gave a very, very basic definition

            Yeah, and I don’t meet it. You do understand how definitions work, right?

            So, I have actual work to go do, in my community, helping others and practicing the ideals that I preach.

            Ok, good luck practicing manic left bashing in the community I suppose. I’m going to go do some volunteer work in mine.

            By the way, if the word tankie offends you so much, it might be because you have more in common than you’d like.

            Ok, fascist paedophile.