Lemmy's design is focused on quality content by ditching the Karma farmers and addicts. No more chasing upvotes—people here actually focus on real value instead of feeding the ego.

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[–] Skavau@lemm.ee 8 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, on reddit - when subreddits restrict new posters or low karma commenters, they're just trying to mitigate the impact of trolls and bots and people making new accounts. It's not about being elitist.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah because reddit (and Lemmy) are different to what a lot of people are used to. Users coming from things like tiktok or Facebook need to lurk a bit before posting so they get a feel for the culture.

It is gatekeepy but its nessesary in my opinion. However I can see how the karma restrictions are super jarring for new users since it takes a while to get especially if your comments are always buried.

[–] cyphear@lemm.ee 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

There used to be a saying on early image boards that have helped me more times than I can remember. "Lurk moar", it has served me well. Even getting used to office culture. It helps to not make any faux pas that would make it harder to get along.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 1 points 34 minutes ago

At some point so much right in the actual social guide to using the internet

[–] MemmingenFan923@feddit.org 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The karma restrictions seems at first a good idea but can be bypassed very easily. The bots steal older popular posts or pictures and repost them.

[–] Skavau@lemm.ee 1 points 17 hours ago

Sure, but it offers at least some protection.