I haven’t been checking politics subs (or communities as they’re known as on lemmy) much, but just did today, and immediately realized that the best sort, sort by controversial, is missing.

  • DrWorm@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I always felt that just breeds toxicity and trolls.

    Yes, it’s true I don’t need to sort by it, but it invites bad behavior.

    • LemmyLefty@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Agreed. For every earnest but intensely debated opinion expressed there will be thirty people trying to toe the line so as to pull in replies. The honest and willing debater is going to post anyway, but trolls are incentivized by, uh, incentives.

      If you build it, they will come, etc.