Hello, Im kind of new here and trying to get used to Lemmy and I was wondering about if this is true since I am considering donating on this site to support alternative projects but wanted to hear other users before doing so. That being said, what have been your experiences?

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      There is one nice feature that pushes back against hive-mindedness here that Reddit lacks, at least; you can see your upvote and downvote totals rather than just the single aggregate total. Reddit used to be like that years ago but they got rid of it.

      That means that if you say something that gets a ton of both downvotes and upvotes you can at least know that there were a significant number of people who liked it it. Over on Reddit saying anything that netted negative karma felt like screaming into the void.

      Oh, and the small population means that downvoted comments are still likely easy to see. That helps too.

      Still, the Fediverse does feel more strongly bubbled than Reddit does, from my subjective and anecdotal position.

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        Yeah. Basically, I go to Reddit for independent information. I come here to essentially get yelled for having a nuanced take.

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          A nuanced take on Reddit is pretty much a guarantee of downvotes and arguments against things your weren’t saying

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            That’s not been my experience. Perhaps it’s the subs I tend to post in? Either way- a nuanced take is FAR less likely to be accepted here.