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As I’ve used Lemmy, I’ve discovered just how politically charged it can be. This is likely just due to the nature of the software and the types of people that tend to care about it, but I’d like to avoid associating with radicals, both left and right. As such, I want to make a new account on a new general-purpose instance. I can speak German, so I was thinking feddit.org or lemmy.at, but I know nothing about them. What do you suggest?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I mean, lemmy.world is a big enough instance that it has attracted people with all sorts of views. You probably aren't going to find it better on any other instance.

Probably just block communities which don't moderate people enough to keep on topic.

Or if this is a dog whistle for rightwing centristism... Uh... Stop it?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe Facebook, since they can't federate with Lemmy instances. But avoid tiktok because it'll learn what you like and show you political stuff anyway.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago

Threads is actually quite fun. But I feel, it's a bit messy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

feddit.org is a good choice, folks over there are pretty moderate. However as Lemmy is federated, you will still interact with extremist instances and their users such as hexbear.net or lemmy.ml, if your instance does not defederate.

You will learn fast which communities to avoid, just block then and mind your own business.

Other comments make a point though questioning your concept of left/right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Genosse, du kannst dich jederzeit dem besten Unter im föderierten Universum anschließen!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Hilariouschaos.com

[–] [email protected] 23 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

The idea of "political neutrality" is naive or bad faith.

What you want is a right-wing sub. They pride themselves on being centrist, reasonable, and uncontroversial. You're going to get lots of radical ideology, but don't take it seriously bro, it's just a joke.

Left subs may seem obnoxious with their politics, but that's just because we're trying to persuade you with argument instead of tricking you with flattery.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

By politically neutral they could just mean a place that doesn't have to introduce politics into everything

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 hours ago

This is literally you lol

[–] [email protected] 18 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Reality isn't politically neutral. Most niche communities are pretty apolitical but if you want to interact with news communities you'll be out of luck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

By definition, reality is neutral. Human perception of reality however, is not.

I know it's semantics, but still, it's an important distinction

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Let me better phrase that. Communication of news cannot be done in an unbiased and neutral manner - how you state things and what points you deem relevant to include will vary on your political leaning.

A classic example of this is a headline like "Mexican man murders two." The choice of which adjectives to include in identifying someone is influenced by politics and we'll often, rightfully, call out right wing news outlets that emphasize race or immigration status when discussing an event.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

That's a fair phrasing. And I have no idea what that other guy is talking about.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter, Kaboom wins.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I don't follow your comment. Come again?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago

Given that one side of the political spectrum has become staunchly against many aspects of reality, I disagree with your premise.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

The fact that you describe ideas such as universal healthcare and transgender rights as "radical" tells me all I need to know

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

[...] you describe ideas such as universal healthcare and transgender rights [...]

Wait, am I missing something? Their post doesn't mention any of that. Can't find anything like that in their profile or modlog either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Didn't look but I'd bet the details are in their post or comment history.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

after being here for well over a year now, I've learned that people who call places like lemmy.world "politically charged" are usually jerks. The most politics I see there are "Hey I think we should you know, let people live their lives normally, even if they're trans". If hot takes like that make me a radical, then gee whiz I guess I am. Sorry I... want people to have health care and want people to live their lives as long as they aren't hurting anyone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

Politically charged to me means any form of politics pushing in spaces where it isn't necessary. All threads, and i mean all can get political on this instance. In fact, on lemmy as a whole