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Lemmy is an inherently libertarian platform

This is an interesting perception, because if you mean American libertarianism then this doesn’t really make sense. Lemmy’s creators are communist and intended it to be anti-corporate. It is designed in a decentralized manner specifically to avoid situations where companies can own and profit from it.

The kinds of platforms I would see as being libertarian (in the American sense) are the diaspora of privately owned social media companies.

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Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
American libertarian just means embarrassed Republican nowadays.

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Nemo@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Not all libertarian-leaning people are on board with corporatism; IMO freedom is for people, not businesses.

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- Schmoo@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I respect it but if you’re American and trying to take the word back, I’m afraid you’re a little too late. It’s a political party now and they’re all-in on corporatism.
  
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  - Nemo@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’m sure even non-Ameticans can tell the difference between an uppercase and lowercase letter L.
    
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  - ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Almost no one pays attention to the big-L Libertarian party. I think these days the word is associated more with Silicon Valley techno-libertarians.
    
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    Schmoo@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Silicon Valley techno-libertarians (a group I identify with)
    
    I hate to break it to you but these are definitely the worst ones. It’s what the Gadsden flag waving canned food and gun hording preppers turn into if they end up with tons of money. These are the morons that build bunkers in New Zealand and try to brainstorm ways to keep their post-apocalyptic security guards loyal to them with remote-detonated bomb collars or holding their families hostage.
    
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    Eldritch@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Maybe you should look into why we have those regulations. - an actual libertarian
    
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GrammarPolice@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The idea of federation isn’t communist

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- Schmoo@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The idea of preventing private ownership and rent-seeking of communication platforms is.
  
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