Pathetically easy even? Come on, why are you like this? Is it that hard to be friendly to another person? They are merely asking a question and the first you think of is to make fun of them. Is that really what Lemmy is all about, making fun of people instead of helping them?

This is a social platform where you’re allowed to comment and ask questions. So I can understand their first thought would be to, you know, ask. Are we really going to hate on everyone asking a question instead of Googling everything? Do we really need this negativity on Lemmy? Should be we welcoming to people or should we be assholes as is the norm on Reddit?

I come here to get away from the negativity of Reddit, only to find people are just as bad over here when someone asks a question.

Same here. I just logged back in after not visiting for 2 years. And the first thread I opened was about Alex Pretti. Now I don’t follow the news anymore since I have an anxiety issue so I did not know who this was and there was nothing mentioning who he was. Until I came to this commenter asking who he was and seeing they were getting downvoted into oblivion and made fun of. Obviously I didn’t feel welcome at all.