First, please be respectful in the comments. I have no idea what the topic was, but apparently it caused a lot of divide. I prefer just the claims and facts, backed by citations, and let me draw my own conclusions. I can think for myself. 😅
I’m curious because it seemed to have happened about a year ago, and then there were concerns of Lemmy being a worse place for women than Reddit.
I don’t really see that now. Granted, I’m new, and maybe it’s the specific communities I subscribed to, but I haven’t really seen much women-hating in posts or comments. If anything, I’ve seen a bias towards liberal viewpoints (many of which I personally agree with, but sometimes the justifications use poor reasoning and almost comes off as a bad defense or covert sabotage).
I’m hoping Lemmy changed for the better in the past year, and I’m not about to be side slammed with some misogyny. 🙏🏼
Lemmy isn’t safe for anyone, no matter their gender.
Every time I open Lemmy, I’m incredibly fearful of what pearl-clutching material is going to be thrust in my face, so I come back over and over
It’s also full of unapologetic Linux users.
Is that something I should be apologizing for?
Depends on the approach. All the Linux users that jump into a post asking for advice specifically for Windows and feel the need to scream “LINUX” in people’s faces are obnoxious and can fuck off.
LINUX
Don’t forget the ones who tell you its super easy to switch to and then you try and it turns out it there are about a dozen caveats and it might not even work reliably on about 80% of PCs on the market.
The horror!
Come to my old neighborhood if you want to find out what “not safe” is, none of my friends have ever been stabbed on lemmy, three of my friends have been stabbed around the neighborhood, and two robbed at gunpoint. The internet can’t hurt you.
I know what you mean, but stuff like this always sounds so strange to me after living in actual dangerous places lol.
You must have a lot of bears in your old neighborhood.
Nah, drug addicts mostly. Heroin got pretty popular here. Some gang shit too, shit happens.
We did it! 🎆