Thanks for the history lesson. I didn’t really know lemmy.ml was the first Lemmy instance.
Thanks for the history lesson. I didn’t really know lemmy.ml was the first Lemmy instance.
But what would you have me do, stick my head in the sand and ignore what my government it’s doing? Ignore the growing control and power the rich capitalist ruling class have over us all year by year?
Believe it or not, yes. You can do this. You can still stay informed. Just don’t be online 7 days a week. Fight off that FOMO feeling.
I try to remind myself that social media, and yes, that includes Lemmy, does not reflect the rest of the aspects of my life - which is overall positive.
Subscribe to the communities you like, and stick to your subscriptions’ newsfeed. Much, much better experience.
Wait… is lemmy.ml really the flagship instance? I thought that was lemmy.world.
Here’s how I see it: an instance becomes bullshit, all the rest of the instances defederate from them. It has happened in the past, it will keep happening in the future. Lemmy self-corrects.
And if it doesn’t, welp, it will go the way of Slashdot, Digg and Reddit. I’d be okay with that.
And am I supposed to let other people be subject to that, too? Let people like that drag down Lemmy as a whole? Shouldn’t I have a nice and welcoming place on the internet for me and my friends?
It’s… Lemmy. One instance does not represent all of it. Move to a friendlier instance. That’s the beauty of the fediverse.
And in the end, lemmy.ml, like many other instances, are run by its owners, technically for the fun of it. They’re absorbing the cost. Not us. They can do whatever they want with their little toy server.
Look, I’m not defending them. They suck. I’m just saying that the internet is vast. Why focus of one small corner of it? Again, that’s like trying to change 4chan. Or moving to a tornado area and trying to get rid of the tornadoes.
Silly. The internet is full of echo chambers. Just move on. If an instance is run by people you can’t reason with, why hang out there? Will you try and change 4chan too?
In theory, yes. In practice, not necessarily.
Such a weird argument. Look beyond that one use case.
In my case, I, a male, don’t want kids. I would get this. I’d still use condoms, because STDs. But in the event that they don’t work (because it can happen), at least I know that I won’t get anyone accidentally pregnant. It’s great!
I don’t know, man. I love sci-fi and special effects, and I don’t think it was that bad.
To me, “the worst special effects I’ve seen” would be something like Birdemic, or that Lost In Space movie with Matt LeBlanc.
Which special effects specifically?
Who actually has anything against renewables besides fossil fuel companies?
There’s your answer.
its* own switch.
Fuck social signaling.
That one is easy: do not get a new Honda.
I don’t think the point is to laud today’s Iran, but to pinpoint that the shit is happening today is consequence of the actions of the U.S. of yesteryear.
So when Americans say “why do they hate us?” it’s not really because of their freedoms.
Unfortunately, yes.
Except that it’s not stupid bullshit. It’s like saying “just suck it up and accept the fact that your TV will serve you ads and track you.”
In other words, you hide your head in the sand, like many Windows users.
“You need these updates!!! But they’re only available with Ubuntu Pro.”
So…
No, come to think of it, you’re right. I was thinking of communities that ban people in droves, but they still have a lot of members.
But the keyword in your comment is “enough.” So, yup, again in theory, if they ban 99% of the whole Fediverse, they won’t be the biggest community in it.