Exactly what I thought too.
lechatron
Sounds like all she did was toss it in a drawer for 10 years, so very tenacious of her.
How do you pronounce gift?
Not me thinking Anime Leaker is some kidna new kink I hadn't heard about.
Calling a restaurant, in this economy?
Yep! Huge red flag.
I can't draw for shit, but I'm excited to see the results!
I suggest we name them after the executives rather than the corporations.
I wasn't necessarily calling you an asshole, it's just a quote that represents what the other commenter was talking about.
To answer your initial question, I haven't personally noticed Lemmy being more toxic than other platforms like it. Most conversations I've had have been pleasant. But I tend to avoid commenting on hot button topics. You commented on a topic that people feel strongly about and got angry comment replies. I wouldn't say that necessarily represents the site as a whole. But both of our experiences are anecdotal so it's difficult to say which is more common.
"If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole."
As a 46 year old dev I'm starting to look that way too.