Why does Lemmy feel so fresh compared to Reddit?

As a long time Reddit user, there's something about Lemmy and the fediverse that feels really refreshing and new. I think it has to do with a few things...

1. People are more respectful of each other and interested in discussion and being social.
2. Less trolls (users are probably older?)
3. Due to it not being absolutely huge, I feel like people will actually see my posts and comments instead of being lost in a sea of content. I suppose once Lemmy grows this will change, however the cool thing about the fediverse are the new servers. So you can stick to the server when you want smaller community discussion and go to "all" when you want more populated threads.
4. The clean UI feels refreshing and clean, almost like the early internet.

What have you noticed? Do you find it refreshing too?