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Cowbee [he/they]

@ Cowbee @lemmy.ml

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Actually, this town has more than enough room for the two of us

He/him or they/them, doesn't matter too much

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  • Lemmy is designed to fail the same way as reddit when reaching the same size

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  • Lemmy is not "censored by the authorities today." Secondly, Lemmy already does what it needs to do, present an alternative to Reddit that is FOSS for those who want it. The goal isn't to compete with Reddit, but largely to create a space where communists can't be censored, and for now Lemmy does its job well.

    Ambulance rides for free in the US Empire requires socialism, at this point. Rather than complain about Lemmy, join an org and try to do that.

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  • I don't see what you're getting at, here. Are you implying that once Lemmy overtakes Reddit, it will be censored by the government if TOR isn't implemented? First, it's not known if Lemmy would overtake Reddit, secondly TOR isn't implemented yet, but it's also not a problem yet. All of this just means socialism is necessary, rather than trying to worry about a problem that just doesn't exist yet.

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  • I don't see it as connected, nor do I see how size on Lemmy correlates to strength of moderation. As for ambulance rides and the predatory healthcare system, we need to abolish capitalism and move onto socialism.

  • Lemmy is designed to fail the same way as reddit when reaching the same size

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  • They had cheaper advertisers. Once Reddit reached scale, it needed to take a more active stance.

    Why would size have anything to do with anything otherwise?

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  • The reason size had an impact on Reddit, advertisers, does not exist on Lemmy nor is there a single large umbrella.

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  • At the same time, Lemmy.ml doesn't block Hexbear.net or Lemmygrad.ml, so it's less censored than sh.itjust.works. If that isn't acceptable, spin up your own instance.

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  • Make your own, or join an instance that is broadly federated like Lemmy.ml that censors less of the fediverse from you than sh.itjust.works.

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  • Instances don't censor based on size, but based on stances. slrpnk.net is biased against Marxism-Leninism, but is a very small instance. Growth won't increase censorship, because we aren't appealing to advertisers. It's a false premise.

    Secondly, I'm not a free-speech absolutist. Misinformation and bigotry should be removed, especially in the modern age where massive propaganda networks push narratives.

  • Lemmy is designed to fail the same way as reddit when reaching the same size

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  • I can agree that TOR functionality would be useful, I can't agree that it's necessary at the present moment.

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  • What you just said is my point, minus the part where I said users sort themselves into instances already so that they don't get censored from what they want to say. OP's claiming that people control their speech on their own instances, therefore justifying OP defederating from this "controlled speech," but my speech and presumably your speech isn't controlled on our respective instances because they presumably align roughly with what we already want to say.

    I'm well aware that Lemmy.ml removes comments and posts bashing communism, or that have bigotry in them, etc. Lemmy.world removes comments critical of the DNC, and has some Zionist mods. Users naturally sort themselves into whichever one won't censor what they want to say to begin with, we aren't all forced under one banner like Reddit, because of federation.

    Make sense?

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  • That may become a problem down the line, but it doesn't seem to be one yet.

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  • Your point was about people censoring their own speech, ie Pawb.social posters can't say certain things, Lemmy.ml users can't say certain things, etc. That may be true, but Lemmy is federated and accounts are free, I use Lemmy.ml because I won't be censored for being a communist and they presumably use Pawb.social because they have interest in doing so.

    You don't gave to comment on other instances, you can spin your own, but defederating from others makes no sense. You can let others visit and just not remove their comments. By blocking, say, Hexbear, like you already do with a sh.itjust.works account, you are limiting the number of communists you interact with already.

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  • But I can say whatever I would want to say here, I'm not censoring myself. People sort themselves into places where they can already say whatever they would want to. I understand your point, I just don't think it's actually an issue because people post on instances where they can say what they want already.

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  • It's almost like that was the beginning of a bigger point:

    Sometimes people say Lemmy.ml is “high censorship,” but I’ve never been censored here. People sort themselves into instances that generally align with what they want to post and comment, it isn’t that there are censorship regimes going on.

    What I say isn't censored, so OP's idea that people are controlling their speech on instances that take a more active stance to moderation and therefore aren't worthy of federation is built on a false premise.

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  • So you want to censor 99% of speech, leaving only people who agree with you on only hearing speech from people that post in your mkni community? I feel like that's counter-productive.

    Sometimes people say Lemmy.ml is "high censorship," but I've never been censored here. People sort themselves into instances that generally align with what they want to post and comment, it isn't that there are censorship regimes going on.

    As for Lemmy "failing," it already does what it needs to do, it provides a good platform. Reddit went downhill because of the profit motive, Lemmy doesn't have that.

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    News @ Abolish Capital!

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  • Great work, and good luck on the new site! 🫡

  • First time posting here — how does Lemmy feel compared to Reddit for you?

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  • There's a non-political memes comm on Lemmy.ml if you so choose. The fact is, the devs are communists, and a ton of us on Lemmy are communists due to the nature of FOSS, so that's sort of a natural sorting.

    Other instances, such as Lemmy.world, are also politically biased, but towards liberalism. All instances have their own biases, you can't escape politics for good.

  • First time posting here — how does Lemmy feel compared to Reddit for you?

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    1. I like that it's FOSS, and that there are a lot more leftists here.
    2. Some niche communities, that's about it.
    3. Yep, there's a lot more Linux and FOSS content, as well as a lot of communists and anarchists (though Lemmy.world blocks the communist instances from you, so that should be harder to notice).

    I've been here since the API drama, but many have been here for a lot longer.

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  • If you're not happy with communists, there are other instances like Lemmy.world.

  • What do you get recognised for on Lemmy?

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  • I talk about Marxism-Leninism a lot, that's about it.