all the censorship proves that the only true difference between liberals and maga is the kool aide flavor.

Yep, and Lemmy hates the “both sides suck” statement, even tho it’s true. Lemmy likes to mock it by typing it like,“bOtH SiDeZ.”

But the the main parties here are both sides of the same coin. The duopoly is what keeps us stuck. And why I voted third party.

Thankfully Lemmy is finally starting to be a little more open-minded about third parties, because capitalists have destroyed both the main parties.

But back to the main subject, I think the preemptive ban is just gonna start being a thing unless the feature gets removed. I’m seeing it more and more every single day.

Lemmys are just gonna end up preemptive banning everyone who disagrees with them, and we’ll fall into a mini-echochamber coma. lol

As far as I know, genetic preconditions play a major role in becoming world-class in more or less any sport.

Very good point and I agree with that! I just finished reading a book that lays out a very good argument for that: “The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance.”

Great book if you get a chance to read it.

We actually have good admins here, but the automod can be a bit overactive at times. If it’s just the automod, that’s one thing. If actual mods are behind it, that’s a whole different issue.

I looked more into what happened with me. Turns out, some third-party apps people use with Lemmy let them preemptively ban users from their communities that they mod.

It was meant to stop trolls, but now everyone’s calling anyone they disagree with a troll. So we’re heading toward a situation where people are just banning each other over nothing.

I’ve even been called a troll for posting in communities I created and moderate. It’s no longer “you don’t like what I like and that’s fine,” it’s “you don’t like what I like, so you’re a troll!”

I’ve been banned from communities I’ve never visited or even heard of. It’s not a big deal since I wasn’t going there anyway, but some users dig up ban histories and use them as ammo in arguments.

Trust me, I have personal experience with this. Someone started an entire thread about me called “I’m Calling For the Fediverse to Ban UniversalMonk” (https://sh.itjust.works/post/3101725) Or just search for the title if link doesn’t work.

Hundreds of upvotes and comments on that thread. All about me. And why? Because I voted third party (Socialist Workers Party) in the presidential election. So of course, I must be a russian spy paid by Trump using “russian bitcoin,” all paid out to me just so I could vote for the Socialist party. The person who started that post, and all the people who agreed with them, wanted me gone from all of Lemmy because I didn’t vote democrat or republican. LMAO

And I am still being preemptive banned from communities because of that. lol

Honestly, Lemmy’s starting to feel more pro-censorship than Reddit.

I personally think that sh.itjust.works and lemmy.dbzer0 are the best instances on Lemmy, have the best admins on Lemmy, and seem to stand up against the bullies more than anyone else.

Disclaimer: I’ve personally used the preemptive ban against two individuals who have harrassed me and called me a troll for months on end.

Good question.

Loads fine on mine.

Actually, cash is used for money laundering and criminal activities much more than crypto.

I thought it was sweet.

Really interesting in-depth article about how shadow library sites like LibGen came to be and why they matter.

Breaks down the history and shows how helpful LibGen is for regular folks and us amateur scientists who just want to learn without hitting paywalls.

Only one of those is me though. I have nothing to do with those other people. I don’t have any alt names; only alt instances.

People are totally free to block people on that list if they want to, but has nothing to do with me, friend.

Your account is only 5 days old. So seems like you have some sort of alt thing going on.

Yep, you make valid points!

Good man!

You have to hear every word? I think I pretty much got the gist of it.

Awesome news. You guys are rockstars. This is legit the best instance on Lemmy!

Nah, this is the best timeline right now! Why would ya wanna leave this one, friend?!

Yeah, I definitely wish I would have went that route when I was younger. I’m retired now, so I can’t complain, but I could have a lot more cool shit if I would have made more money! lol

Ewww… you’re laughing about genocide

lot of the userbase used t (and still does) calls anyone who mildly critcized Harris as a secret Russian asset/bot

Yep. As ya remember, I was called a bot and accused of being russian, every single post where I criticized the corrupt duopoly. Even tho I voted socialist! lmao

.world got what they deserved in the election. They were just clueless about how bad of a take they had on things.

OP: you were right. This is a case of PTB for sure.

Exactly!

Good luck, friend! Most people won’t wanna put down PokemonGO long enough to even try something like that.

But hey, admirable that ya wanna try it! I’m all about self-sufficiency. It allowed me to retire early!

And what do you suggest that is?