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.

  • PixelPilgrim@lemmings.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I generally say bullet points are good ideals, but there’s a much bigger issue with mental health.

    There are certain people in lemmy that need to learn what “you have no enemies” and “I’m gonna do my own thing” means. It’s fine people are different live on earth is very diverse

    • Cris@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      I agree, and like with many of the culture issues we have challenges with, I think the extent to which Lemmy is a echo chamber or political and philosophical monoculture really sets us up to struggle with those kinds of problems

      You’re not wrong though. Even I sometimes find myself falling into it, it’s hard. And a lot of people believe following the behavior their anger drives them to isn’t just okay, it’s actually a good think and combats the problems they’re angry about. Personally I think that usually couldn’t be any further from the truth

      Regardless, I hope you have a good one :)

        • Cris@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          20 hours ago

          Oh, I hadn’t realized it was the same username! I’ve replied to like a billion people on this thread, the only usernames I really absorbed are the couple of folks I recognized from prior interactions

          But yes, I’d say I agree very much with the idea you expressed in this comment chain and generally disagree with what you said in the other comment exchange. And that’s okay! We can share some amount of common ground even if we don’t agree on everything :)