this post was submitted on 01 May 2024
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My guess is that Lemmy trends towards an older audience (average age is probably 30s), and also a lot of Lemmy come from similar walks of life (many are very technical or work in IT and similar).
You don't find many people arguing over political differences, either. Generally people agree rather than having divisive opinions.
Also definitely playing into it is that many social media platforms are deliberately divisive as it drives usage higher.
I don't either because I blocked most of the politics and news communities, but I'm still pretty sure those discussions are happening
Those discussions are heavily one sided.