As progressive as I may consider myself, Lemmy has a tendency to go full Reddit communist. All bosses are greedy ass holes, all landlords should be ritually sacrificed, that kind of stuff.
Antiwork subreddits have collected a bunch of communities that want to be well paid for minimum effort work, no matter the profitability of the business, and be thanked for their service. Some people, especially those working for absolutely minimum wage in demanding environments, are exploited, but a lot of them just don’t like their job and have no interest in making something out of themselves that grants them better job opportunities. It’s exhausting, and it’s spreading across the internet.
Liberal use of block buttons and unfollowing certain communities helps, but there’s still a significant amount of over-the-top leftism that I have to ignore to enjoy the platform.
Some popular subreddits are very much the same, if not worse. On the other hand, the idealist (what I assume) kids are just annoying, where a lot of places that consider themselves “conservative” are outright dangerous.
Just look at this thread. “I consider myself to be conservative” can mean lots of things, but people jump at the opportunity to call OP a racist, sexist, nazi klansman who likes to kick puppies in their free time. No wonder people get sucked into the extremist hellholes if this is how they’re greeted elsewhere.
CheshireSnake@lemdit.com 10 months ago
So anyone who doesn’t subscribe to everything you believe in or agree with are liars, ignorant, and hateful?
BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 10 months ago
Ever been on a conservative subreddit? No matter how open minded you are, you can't overlook how they don't even care to spread misinformation.
CheshireSnake@lemdit.com 10 months ago
Yeah. I have. Echo chambers. Hated them.
But the OP seems to be open-minded based on this post. If he is (or at least tries to be), then I don’t see a reason why we should just criticize his politics. If he eventually oroves to be a troll or breaks rules then maybe the admins can ban him.
It’s hard to generalize. There are assholes from all political spectrums, even though there may be more in others.
sphericth0r@kbin.social 10 months ago
Yes, and I find them indistinguishable from liberal subreddits. The echo chambers are pretty easy to find..