Unpopular Opinion

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1. NO POLITICS

Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.

2. Be civil.

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4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...

Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.

5. No trolling.

This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.

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Lemmy is not immune to trolls, bad fait actors or propaganda - in fact, despite how bad reddit is, a lot of Lemmy instances are worse (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm done, I've been banned for expressing a different opinion (without insulting or personally attacking anyone), I've been accused of evading a ban with multiple accounts (this is my only account I've ever had on any lemmy instance), I've had people selectively ignore my comments and accuse me of things which I never said, and I've had people ignore valid criticisms and keep attacking me.

Reddit has many issues with trolls, one-sided discussion, and just general bullshit, but many Lemmy instances are way worse. The newfound freedom of Lemmy has attracted many extremists, from both sides, and many of them are moderators, who are more than happy to remove any contrarian opinions. This results in discussions being echo chambers

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm mostly here because I think social media shouldn't be owned by a corpo.

I have no illusions as to the quality of the people or discussion I end up engaging with.

Being able to let strangers be wrong on the Internet and let it go is just what is required of us if you want to preserve your sanity while keeping an Internet presence.

The unfed troll dies.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I’ve had people selectively ignore my comments and accuse me of things which I never said, and I’ve had people ignore valid criticisms and keep attacking me.

Thats basic internet bad faith arguing 101.

Don't argue what the person said, argue what you imagine the person said.

its quite popular.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I'm guessing this ban was on lemmy.ml? They'll ban you for not sucking Xi Jinping's peepee enthusiastially enough.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Sometimes it does feel like Reddit circa 2005 when beatwomen subs were casually accepted

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