Comment on Is there a more politically and ideologically diverse alternative for Lemmy?

Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• metaStatic@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  speak for yourself nerd

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• Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah that too, though this issue is the most prevalent on certain .ml instances and can be avoided by not commenting there to begin with.

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  • cabbage@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Absolutely. There's a small handful of sites full of insufferable stalinists. Thank god I didn't discover Lemmy when I was 14, I might have been swallowed right up.

    Just block those instances, your experience will be better immediately. And don't hesitate to block individual users, even if they're not breaking any rules or anything. Finding something to be annoying is plenty of reason not to want it as part of your internet experience.

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    • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t mind extremists as long as they’re intellectually honest and willing to have a good-faith discussion and don’t just immediately attack you personally when you challenge their beliefs. One of the biggest issues here is that when you bring up a point people immediately draw conclusions of you and then they reply as if you really are this caricature of the “other” that they’re imagining.

      And yeah I’m very familiar with the block feature. My blocklist is around 600 users long. I’ve blocked like 3 people already today and it’s only 9am.

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      • Arkaelus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Without the slightest hint of sarcasm or irony, this made me want to give you a hug.

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  • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s the solution.

    I think the .ml ones are tailored to be extreme opinions in one direction

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