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Submitted 1 month ago by timeless@lemmy.ca to [deleted]
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frog_brawler@lemmy.world 1 month ago
LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Maybe everything is political, but I blocked US politics communities, and the experience is more enjoyable now.
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Lot of good advice here about curation, thats definitely an option to leverage your subscribed feed.
Another option, is to remove yourself from the largest server (lemmy world), look at your options on other instances, theres hundreds. The label to the right of usernames should denote what instance people are connecting from.
Some examples are blahaj, midwest.social, sopuli, feddit…
The links below have lists of a lot of the available instances,
Advantages of Choosing a Smaller Server
The experience of the ‘Local’ tab seems to be genuinely different from Lemmy World.
Lemmy World probably doesn’t look too different whether you sort by the ‘all’ tab or ‘local’ tab, so you really only have the ‘subscribe’ tab to find and hone your niche on the network.
Going for a smaller, but active in its own right, instance means you suddenly have a ‘local’ tab that is highly differentiated from the wider lemmy network, andgoing along with that its often a bit less political.
I’d use my own as an example here, but we’ve just had a major election in Australia, so its been pretty political lately, i’m expecting that to subside now that the chooks are counted.
wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 month ago
First: allow me to welcome all new members of LEMMY.
Seriously, whatever flavor you are federating from. And pardon me I have not read this entire thread of replies but I hope it is full of nothing but welcome!
Not all of Lemmy is political. A lot is though, so I can imagine that it may seem charged.
But what’s really happening here is that everything is… transparent. That’s why I’m here. If there is bias, it’s visible.
The trouble with the corporate alternatives is that their hidden bias is: control. Pardon the politics even here, but the fact is our society has never reflected a situation where one group exercises dictatorial control over almost everyone with complete immunity.
Because with all their creepy animated emoji things and predictive analytics they are putting folks asleep. Wake, work, isolate, Sleep. This is the bias of corporate social media. Emphasis on isolate.
So… welcome…
And enjoy. It’s nice to be a part of a place where people are more awake.
But under all interactions should be the vibe that we all in this together.
So welcome. Enjoy. Find you place and your people. Ignore posts that alarm or annoy you.
Fleur_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Keyword filters my guy
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It has never been much different on Reddit. Maybe you only know this here because people here tend to swing more left.
FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 1 month ago
Because mods here have no self respect for their communities. They seem to be fully onboard with politics and AI slop. It’s really weird.
helios@social.ggbox.fr 1 month ago
Maybe you should take more interest. Your vote should be informed.
MITM0@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Well you can filter them out, ya
Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 1 month ago
I have quite extensive content filter list that hides every post containing popular terms related to US politics. Often that means hiding two thirds of my front page. However, what remains is still all politics.
Why is it like this? I have no idea. Maybe they’re trying to keep this place as unattractive for new users as possible.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The block button is your responsibility. Use it frequently and this place is great. I’ve blocked loads of communities and now the only problem with my page is when I run out of content and everything goes all German.
LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yeah I found that to be pretty annoying as well when I started. I don’t mind the occasional political post but it’s the same handful of talking points again and again so it gets old fast. I recommend just blocking users and blocking communities; you’d be surprised how quickly that clears them out. Lemmy is small enough that once you block a dozen or two people that post politics nonstop you give the other content room to breathe.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Your fatigue with it all is kind of their end game, I think? They’re doing stuff that probably should be talked about everywhere because it affects everyone. When people with authority grow tired of people complaining about it and trying to moderate it out, you’ve got problems.
CalipherJones@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Because Reddit bans people for talking about politics openly. Those people end up coming to Lemmy to talk about the same topics. Remember you can’t even mention Luigi on Reddit anymore. It’s a website of manufactured consent.
Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Try piefed.social – on onboarding it asks if you want to see politics.
daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Welcome to the internet.
untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I blame the .ml mods and all the ultra far left commies they invited here
ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
I blame the .ml mods and all the ultra far left commies they invited here
YSK they CREATED Lemmy
untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Id like it if they created it and let saner people moderate it
auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
It’s not it’s mostly daft memes and pictures. I wish it was more political.
steeznson@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lemmy hasn’t quite reached the critical mass to have completely insane subs like /r/gangstalking or whatever. People here tend to have quite niche interests but relatively normal nerd ones. Some accounts are basically single-issue posters who have some political pet view that they shoehorn in everywhere.
ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 1 month ago
It really depends on the instance. The big ones definitely have a lot of politics. More topic-focused instances tend to have less of that.
MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think it is simply because people are afraid and are doing their best at coping. This results in seeking validation and support. It has been a lot worse since Trump got into office.
He is forcing everyone to pay attention all the time. One insane action after another. One goal post after another. Many things are relevant to the communities in some way. Many feel the need to fight back within their community.
peregrin5@lemm.ee 1 month ago
If you want to avoid politics go on Pinterest or something. Nearly every discussion based social media will trend toward politics because that is the shithole we’re in now.