Gotta admit, I'm a little disappointed
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Ohthereyouare
    Now 33%

    I just want to take a moment to recognize the fact that you came here, a month late, to comment something fuckin so brilliantly beautiful that it still managed 3 downvote. This is the best. Thanks man.

    -1
  • Everything you ever wanted to know about tankies, but were afraid to ask
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Ohthereyouare
    Now 50%

    Because you are a troll. You post lies and nonsense, then come to the comments of every thread and act a fool.

    Which article do you mean? Sorry, I'm pretty dumb. Please explain your stance to me? What type of tankie are you referring to? I'm not smart enough to understand. Please elaborate. I'm a troll.

    You're a cancer on society.

    0
  • Everything you ever wanted to know about tankies, but were afraid to ask
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Ohthereyouare
    Now 33%

    What is trolling? Describe it in your own words. English isn't my first language, I'm from Bangladesh-stan.

    I only speak Bangladesh-stany. So, please elaborate your ideas? Gracias, por favor, arbor, de la puerta?!

    -2
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearUK
    Jump
    24 Jul: CRITICAL DAMAGE! Russian Military Crippled. STRIKE ON RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE!
    "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearUK
    Jump
    24 Jul: CRITICAL DAMAGE! Russian Military Crippled. STRIKE ON RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE!
    Why is there such a large amount of communist and transgender related posts on the Fediverse compared to other platforms?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Ohthereyouare
    Now 66%

    This is actually an interesting take.

    And, I almost tend to agree. They're awfully tough to digest, even with empathy. Their tactics are.. bad?

    It's almost like an abused animal that you'd like to help. But, it's such a threat that you kinda have to leave it be. Every time you try to feed it, it bites and scratches you,and everyone around you.

    At some point, despite the empathy, you just let it starve.

    2
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearPE
    Jump
    Good channels?
    "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearPE
    Jump
    Good channels?

    Supernova SN 2023ixf in the Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as Messier 101 (M101). The supernova is the brightest point of light in the spiraling arm on the left of the galaxy as you look at it.  (Image credit: R. Mark Lilienthal)

    84
    0
    Is it really a mass exodus? And is it really a mass exodus to lemmy?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Ohthereyouare
    Now 100%

    True. But, the power users leaving will likely have a long term impact.

    The thing that set Reddit apart from all the other spaces to settle down on the internet was that Reddit's users made it work, not Reddit.

    They had their faults; moderation wasn't perfect. But, it was good in the places it needed to be. Reddit was also very good at attracting "experts" in niche topics. You could reliably trust askscience, askhistorians, whatisthisbug, etc.

    Reddit has plenty of memes, porn and funny cats to attract the masses, but it was the power users that made Reddit what it was.

    On top of that, Reddit was so customizable because of all the 3rd party apps that had polish. Apollo, BaconReader, etc., no ads and lots of options to choose from to suit your needs.

    19
  • Where do you go on Lemmy for reliable news and politics?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Ohthereyouare
    Now 40%

    I wasn't complaining about bias though. That's the thing. I was asking for reliable news aggregation on Lemmy. Big difference

    Nobody here seems to understand that though. Or, very few.

    I know news is bias. That isn't the point. It's the posting of blogs, YouTube videos, altering headlines, using alts to brigade voting and push an agenda... Here, on Lemmy, not in the media.

    The media is a known commodity. If I read an MSN article, I know their bias. If I read a fox news article, I definitely know their bias.

    A bunch of edgy "communists" and qanon accounts manipulating the large news and politics community ON LEMMY is the point. Not the news

    -2
  • Where do you go on Lemmy for reliable news and politics?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Ohthereyouare
    Now 100%

    I think Reddit did a better job than you give them credit for. The may not have achieved eutopia, but they outperform all others who've tried up until this point.

    Lemmy has more promise than Reddit, IMO, for well moderated news aggregation because they've seen the reddit model and can replicate it without the bondage of Reddit administration.

    The problem, as it seems to me currently, is that Lemmy, specifically in the news and politics realm, lacks moderation of any quality. And, that's not necessarily a shot at moderators either. They're either new to the roll or there aren't enough of them.

    They also don't have the benefit of year of users removed and shaping the rules that govern a community, as Reddit has had.

    1
  • Where do you go on Lemmy for reliable news and politics?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Ohthereyouare
    Now 47%

    Man, this whole thread has tried my patience. It's as if not a single Lemmy user thinks that current events are worth following.

    I'm not sure where everyone is getting their information, but this response is sorta terrifying.

    -1
  • Where do you go on Lemmy for reliable news and politics?
  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Ohthereyouare
    Now 66%

    Okay. Fine. So, what is the solution then?

    Nobody should pay attention to anything? Where should I get my information? Should I visit all the people and ask them?

    How am I going to find out what happened today at the NATO Summit? Should I have gone to Lithuania and attended the summit in person?

    Is it alright if I read the article on NPR that explains what legislation past the Senate in the US? Or do I need to go visit the Senate myself so I can eliminate NPR's bias?

    I'm very interested in science. Climate change and physics specifically. Where should I find out about the latest discoveries in science? Do I need to read all of the journals myself? Cuz, if so, I'm fucked. I don't have that sort of time.

    And, admittedly, even though I consider myself well informed, I'm just not up to speed on all of the equations in astrophysics. So, now, I'm really fucked. Do I need to know a physicist personally so I can ask them?

    3
  • I'm enjoying Lemmy so far, for the most part. Everything here is pretty good save for the fact that all the news and politics I can find is dominated by the same few accounts. Half or more of the accounts have a very clear agenda. They modify headlines. Lie. Spread disinformation. And generally are just extremely toxic groups. It doesn't seem to be a secret here either. And moderators appear to have no interest in putting a stop to it. So, where are you subbed to for reliable news and US/Global politics?

    295
    147
    https://lemmygrad.ml/

    This group all seem to have multiple accounts on multiple instances. I almost pointed it out in my first thread here, but it wasn't clear at first what was going on. If you look a little closer, you'll see they post a lot wild shit there. But, they also spam a lot of their stuff all over Lemmy without the lemmygrad.ml instance. They post altered articles and inflammatory disinformation at a rate faster than even some of the bots can compete with.

    3
    3
    tilvids.com

    A very entertaining video about 1995 done by @theatticdwellers on @tilvids with @peertube. Support Fediverse content creators and give it a watch!

    1
    0

    About a week now since I joined Lemmy. It seemed to me at first that place like this, where the tech knowledge prerequisites are a little higher than Reddit or Twitter, and being a lot of Reddit refugees, would be a bit of a liberal haven. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against discourse, although these days that is trying at best. But, in the last few days I've been running into a lot of bullshit MAGA style nonsense on Lemmy. And, I gotta say, that's a bit disappointing.

    10
    22
    "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearOH
    Now
    6 40

    Ohthereyouare

    lemmy.world