Ilandar

@Ilandar@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I never realized this⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because their entire poltical and world view is based on identity politics. They cannot simply say “that joke sucked” and move on, they have to make it into yet another virtue signalling exercise and lecture everyone else because that is the behaviour they associate with being a “good person”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vale @Ilandar⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  but I always had the impression you didn’t really like me

  Not at all, I’m not sure why you’d think that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vale @Ilandar⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s one of my favourites! I have a box set of the manga too. :)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vale @Ilandar⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The first character I created in the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic back when it launched was an Imperial Agent (Operative) called Lastelle Ilandar. Lastelle is the name of the Princess of Pejite in Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’ and Ilandar was an original surname I thought sounded good when paired with Lastelle. Because I played on a roleplaying server initially, I created a little backstory for the character where she was a daughter of a noble Alderaanian family (House Ilandar). Her family planned to marry off against her wishes, so she joined Imperial Intelligence as a means of rebelling against them. A lot of people use their nickname or gamer name as their online username but I’ve never had one of those so this has sort of become the default one for me, although I haven’t used it that often.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vale @Ilandar⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s been a bit of a vibe shift over the last year as activity has dropped off and the instance has become even more of an echo-chamber than it already was. People are becoming more callous and less interested in multifaceted conversation as a result of events like the Gaza war. I was already debating whether I really wanted to be here around the time BanDHMO left, which was a big blow because they were one of the few posters who were not only enjoyable to discuss big issues with but also tried (often in vain) to steer those conversations in a less angry, reactionary direction. I was posting and checking in a lot less, I had a growing block list which meant the instance was pretty quiet, I couldn’t branch out to other communities because of the sync issues…it was all getting pretty pointless. The Brian Thompson shooting was the final straw. I don’t know why so many people here think that is something worthy of celebration but it’s an absolutely delusional take and there was no way I was spending another minute surrounded by people who are incapable of criticising the victim and/or his profession/industry without simultaenously worshipping his accused killer. That news story sort of sums up the state of social media now, where so many people have developed these completely insane and extreme beliefs without even knowing it and suddenly the people like me who still believe murder is morally wrong and that vigilantism is not a solution to society’s problems are considered fringe.

  There are still some good communities and people here, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t intend to interact with the instance in any major way going forward so there was no reason to keep the account. Maybe I’ll check in to some of the communities I still enjoyed on this new account, or maybe I’ll just delete it in a few days. I’m not really sure whether I want to persist with Lemmy or social media in today’s world, I just think it’s getting worse with no end to the decline in sight. But I thought before I give up entirely I should at least see if it’s any better when I can interact with a broader range of people from the .world instance and its many communities. Sorry to leave abruptly, but I didn’t actually think anyone would notice since I wasn’t particularly active.