Greentext @sh.itjust.works Gemini24601 @lemmy.world 4 wk. ago

Reddit morals vs Lemmy morals in the greentext community

I recently came across a Reddit post with a greentext also posted here a few weeks before (by me). While the one here got downvoted, the one on Reddit got over two thousand upvotes. Don’t take me wrong however, this has led me to realize how much morals differ between the two platforms; it seems to me like Lemmings have overall better morals in general. I’ve come to appreciate this. Evidence like this shows how much better Lemmy is as a community (excluding lemmygrad) when compared to Reddit. Instead of becoming what you swore to destroy, you became better a better version. I thought you all would find this interesting.

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OP you made the classic mistake of thinking that lots of upvotes means that lots of people agree with the thing stated in post.

It was upvoted there because it contains the nword. It was downvoted here for the same reason. /s

But seriously people upvote and downvote for lots of stupid reasons. Often posts just need an inital wave of up/down votes and anyone that comes after will just go with the preexisting judgement out of herd mentality.
- I have upvoted you because I like your username.
  
  Thanks, i used my passwordmanager to generate a random 2 word passphrase and kept reshuffling until i found a cool sounding combination. All of my usernames are random ones like that :D
  
  And I upvoted you because you upvoted their username.
  
  Upvoted because i enjoy sugar in my tea
  
  blasphemer
  
  Would you say that honey in tea is acceptable?
  
  defos sus
  
  I agree, I'm not a fan of honey in tea myself. However I don't judge people for liking it, as some people simply frefer sweetness. Plain sugar is unacceptable tho, also in coffee
  
  i have upvoted you because I like the colour blue
- I've changed apps since then but Jerboa allowed you to hide the vote count so you couldn't see what everyone else voted for. It was interesting turning it on and off to see how I voted compared to the herd
  
  Would be interesting to have it behave like polls where it shows the results after you voted.
  
  I agree! I made a post on Boost's community because that's what I use currently
- It was actually downvoted because the screenshot isn't mobile-friendly. /s
- Just say nigger. Context is what makes it hurtful, not the word itself.
  
  Source: ya' nigga in residence

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