Really strange how many attribute their anecdotes to a wide ranging phenomenon afflicting only one specific generation.
thoro
joined 5 years ago
Calling it the Department of War was like the one good thing they've ever done. It's the actual truth instead of the Orwellian nonsense
Isn't calling him "Iran's Prince" like calling Charles "USA's King"?
Libya should demonstrate that things can in fact get worse
I understand how probable things can be, but good lord, I would be so aggravated if people judged me based on my father's politics
.ml is my preferred instance too because you get the latest updates first, you get access to all the same mainstream PieFed and Lemmy communities, and you get to choose whether to interact with communist communities like Lemmygrad or Hexbear.
I wouldn't recommend it to most people though cause most people can't handle communists. Most would prefer conservatives, even.
And the downside is that certain people will block you or judge you for your instance, even if you were here years before the other instances came to be.
Except that the people who started suggesting to avoid pushing .ml were the Lemmy devs, the instance admins, and that is what this user is referencing. Exactly for the reasons described.
This was back during the surge from Reddit in 2023.
"Most of Lemmy" was made up of communists before then.
Hell, that's a large part of why PieFed was developed
I like when people don't act coy about this being direct motivation so thanks.
The actual comment was:
Piefed is great at putting in new features and making everything pretty. But it’s so opinionated, you’re better off on Reddit, imo.
Which, I'm sorry, is just incredibly mild. The user isn't hurling insults or slurs, calling a user names, etc. Not harassing neither.
It's a disagreement, and yes a comparison to Reddit, but it's very tepid criticism, imo.
Tone policing is good and ok when the user isn't attacking, insulting, or harassing an individual?
This was like the 15th post on my active feed scroll. No coordination necessary
I wonder how much the "Russian running ML" is getting paid to shape the opinions of all 25 people on this platform. Must be making bank
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The ending of Chinatown really prepares you for a world where evil assholes own everything and continue to get away with anything.
Also, extremely ironic in that way.
Helms Deep is pretty much an ode to fighting back against overwhelming odds and the power of hope. That battle combined with Sam's words about goodness being worth fighting for. Also, Gandalf's words in Fellowship about choosing what to do with the world given to you has always stuck with me as motivating words when things seem bleak.
I also really enjoyed the scene in Everything Everywhere All at Once where Waymond talks about how kindness is a strength.
Could probably keep going but those are standing out to me today.