i think there were one two right wing instances, but they got defederated from everyone
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Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Not only that, I’ve tried pitching the fediverse to right wing people, but they didn’t bite.
Even the crypto bros that were all about decentralization couldn’t see why a decentralized social media platform was superior.
This also didn’t matter for people who care about “free speech”.
You think the allure of being fully independent and having your own instance would be right up their alley given how they value independence, but nope.
Seriously? Why isn’t there a right wing instance? My guess is that a right wing person can’t fathom owning something that benefits others which doesn’t give them back profit.
Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Do they still exist? I’m honestly curious if they are active or if it’s abandoned
ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
The only one I know of shut down and the admin posted this message:
I knew Lemmy had its challenges, but I hoped it would evolve for the better. Sadly after 2 years, the culture of censorship through defederation has only grown stronger.
So they shutdown because they couldn’t federate with any other instances and considered that censorship. A few people linked to another instance I’ve never heard of as an alternative and that one 404s if you type in the address so I guess they’re all still on reddit and twitter.
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
So they shutdown because they couldn’t federate with any other instances and considered that censorship
Damn, I actually didn’t see that coming, I guess they will move the goal post from any starting point.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 week ago
Which were they? As in what was their domain name?
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 1 week ago
Trump’s tremendous social media platform truth dot barf runs on Activity Pub, they just don’t federate with anyone by default. It’s like they don’t want dissenting views on there. Weird.
dev_null@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Because “crypto bros” care about making money, not any ideology, except in a performative sense. If you pitched the fediverse to the original researchers inventing cryptocurrency and the early adopters, they would likely be receptive. But these are no longer associated with the current crypto crowd.
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
They don’t care about making money, they care about gambling and having a gambling addiction and trying to justify it
xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
Why isn’t there a right wing instance?
Because all other instances would assume that it’s for Nazis and defederate.
libra00@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Like everything on the right, decentralization is a means to an end, not a value in itself. They only care about it when it’s useful for helping them get ahead. Just like they only care about free speech when it’s them speaking to people who don’t want to hear their bullshit.
amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
there are 3 major right-wing instances: lemmy.ml(ran by the Lemmy developers), lemmygrad.ml(the openly fascist version of lemmy.ml) and hexbear.net.
if anyone wants to argue, I don’t. Anyone supporting Russia is right-wing.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Authoritarianism is inherently conservative
Sorry, but no
There’s a reason the step up from just left/right axis is the up/down of libertarian v authoritarian. Auth-left is very much a thing and is what tankies are
Letme@lemmy.world 1 week ago
“free speech”, as your quotation marks imply, does not really exist outside of theory. In reality, free speech is a set of laws governing hate speech or other dangerous speech.
Both the right and the left have ideas of what they think these laws should be.
But there is no such thing as “free speech” in the real world.
tocano@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Maybe they would like nostr more
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Because it’s not about freedom of speech for them, it’s about freedom to force people to listen. Having their own server where they can shout at each other all day doesn’t serve their purpose. Their panties get wet by forcing others to listen.