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.

    • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      20 days ago

      It is not to validate them, it is to discredit them and provide red flags to would-be readers how dangerous their ideas are.

        • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldEnglish
          23·
          19 days ago

          they’re not capable of self reflection

          You missed the part where I said it is for the readers, not the cultists. It is not about convincing these ideologues, it is to warn the readers why the ideas of these cultists are bad.

          • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlBannedEnglish
            22·
            18 days ago

            If you look at their past interactions with “tankies”, they’re all the opposite of what you say they should be: it’s the “tankie” calmly and reasonably making their points while SoftestSaphic immediately descends into an incoherent raging tantrum.