Submitted 1 day ago by timeless@lemmy.ca to [deleted]
I joined Lemmy a few days ago and have been reading around. 90%+ of the content I see, even on non-politics related communities, is political in some way. I have no interest in that, so it’s tiring, especially when it’s inserted in the comments of completely unrelated posts.
this is what you get when the loudest mouth on earth gets a second chance to make everything political.
Because we’re all a victim to the propaganda that has molded the modern Internet into what it is today
I only see politics on the few explicitly political and news munis I’ve subbed.
Are you browsing by ‘all’? If so, switch to ‘subscribed’ and it’ll prolly fix 95% of it for you.
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.
Are you subscribing to federated communities?
You have to take steps to do that. Otherwise you’re left at the mercy of your home instance, which may have a greater proportion of politically-concerned communities and commenters.
Everything’s political these days. It reflects reality
When politicians make it illegal for certain groups of people to exist, that oppression kind of takes precedence over other things.
Unless you believe yourself above such peasantry.
This post has a list of casual communities which might help: lemmy.world/post/2216085
It has never been much different on Reddit. Maybe you only know this here because people here tend to swing more left.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Maybe you should take more interest. Your vote should be informed.
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.
I blame the .ml mods and all the ultra far left commies they invited here
I blame the .ml mods and all the ultra far left commies they invited here
YSK they CREATED Lemmy
Id like it if they created it and let saner people moderate it
It’s not it’s mostly daft memes and pictures. I wish it was more political.
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.
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.
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.
hisao@ani.social 20 hours ago
Maybe it’s just your subscriptions? I don’t feel the same way. Just curate your list more actively and make sure to browse communities from global pool of instances.