The way I see it is if you started using lemmy you’re probably either a(n)

• Open source purist: thus, extremely negative about anything proprietary.
• Extremely political (in large part ChapoTrapHouse refugees), so extremely negative about anything seen as capitalist or reactionary.
• Terminally online: just generally either mentally ill (cause or consequence) or brainrotted, which makes you more negative naturally.

I think this explains most of the negativity I’ve seen.