I experience Lemmy as a reflection of many of the problems in the world; there seems to be little effort to understand and respect different viewpoints. Instead of being curious about opinions one disagrees with, the community often feels almost aggressive. People end up in their own trenches. What about trying to be more open and curious about our differences instead?
Apparently we believe in freedom of speech—so long as the speech is something we agree with…
That is something (too) many will not be willing to hear. See my other comments: they’ve been educated in wanting that echo chamber more than anything else.
Changing that will take hard work and, even worse in our days and age, a lot of patience as it won’t happen overnight, not even in a single generation’s span…