Just to clarify, I don’t think it’s a problem that hatred is minimal here, and I don’t just mean politics.
I feel like I very rarely see alternative opinions about anything, whether it be software, ai, news about companies, etc. it just seems like everyone universally agrees about anything with only a tiny handful of exceptions.
It makes me hesitant to believe I’m on the “correct side” and I never see any arguments from opposition. This makes me worried that I’m in some sort of echo chamber. In real life, I do see much more diverse opinions and, if I only used the fediverse for social media, would likely be weaker in defending my own since their arguments would be “new” to me.
I understand the reasons for which the fediverse has pretty collective opinion, but it does still worry me. I want to be able to see all the other people with their own thoughts (given it’s respectful) on the Internet, which should be the most capable tool to do so.
There is a certain orthodoxy that is generally accepted. If you go against it you’ll get downvoted into oblivion. On the other hand, there are certain viewpoints that I find appalling and I also downvote.
I also hold some opinions the consensus of Lemmy doesn’t like and I don’t let Lemmy discourage me from sharing them when I feel it is the truth, my understanding of the truth. I accept the downvotes. You gotta be willing to stand up to the mob if you’re going to change minds. And, accept that you won’t change minds. But, you have to be there telling people what you think.