Not to derail here, but it is interesting to me that on a pro socialist, left leaning site that there isn’t more focus on community based solutions. Isn’t the a big focus on the left is to find a way that the many can govern themselves without some centralized group deciding what is and isn’t best for everybody.
I think this is wrong. At least from the internet i grew up with. These communities at not hobby projects or owned by moderators. They’re owned by the community. Moderators are there to help manage the community. But it isn’t theirs to own. The community needs to police itself which is why we have up and down votes. Moderators are there to handle users that are violating something that can’t be managed through voting.
And time is running out to do meaningful things on any platform. They’re quickly taking them over. It’s not just for fun
In my opinion that makes it a big failure. But also eye opening. There is so many here who say they will fight some nazis in the upcoming Civil War, yet can’t be pissed to do anything now.
Also I’m starting to see moderators may be big contributors to this failure on the left. The right grip and control over groups like it is some military unit is the box I’m talking about. It creates a space where everybody is in lock step or removed. But everybody that remains are all low energy, low effort people. No passion. No energy.
Stay with me for a minute. We know governments and just about any one wages warfare at all times. All except the left. Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk are out there working with Cambridge analytics. Proud boys joined with backyard militias and eventually becoming ICE. Peter Thiel funded Joe Rogan to become the mouth of MAGA. That is what we can see. When people we calling this stuff out, they were called crazy or to go touch grass. But they were right.
We have to assume that behind the scene there is equal or greater effort. You can see this in all our protests. All our efforts. All our ideals. Something is broken. There was 700 million people in the streets without any effect. That wasn’t the only time. Something is steering the left into these black holes of effort. There is an old guard that is protecting this.
We need new ideas and generators. Lemmy should be that. But instead we again get tight boxes and people yelling about car heads and issues that shouldn’t be the upfront focus.
But do you organize in a meaningful way. Like a way that produces some kind of result. If you were the boss of lemmygrad. You’ve taking all your life savings out and lemmygrad comes to you to say they’ve helped organize a protest or some action and as a result you have …
Growing numbers? Changed policy? Changed minds? Originated ideas keep things fresh and exciting?
Where?
And what measurable impact has it created?
Do you think they are?
You ever take creative people and box them. Lemmy is the box.
Lemmy isn’t the only exemple of this. I was just expecting something different given it is suppose to be left. I was wrong. It’s the worst parts from other boxes.
Lemmy likes to make noise about Trump but would rather not discuss the politics or do anything about it.
When I see an ad, I make note of the product and tell at least two people at random how that product gave my uncle cancer or burned down his house killing his entire family. Imagine a movement where every single person took ads and used them to create anti ads. Make company’s think before they steal our time and data. They will likely send some legal goons for you but this is the Chicago way
Ad blocking does not go far enough.
Why is everything considered trolling now. Obviously it’s not meant to be a max positivity approved meme. I just thought it was something we could have a laugh.
It’s just sad what is reported as trolling now. I’m all for the downvotes but reporting for trolling is stupid.
Mods are programing humour deleted it because thats what lemmy mods do. Moderated based on vibes and personal taste. Like reddit mods just much worse
Come on. It’s honestly just jokes. I saw it and thought it was a good laugh
😆 I saw this posted and thought of lemmy immediately
Have you ever had to can the police to report something like this?
Same, I was about to give up and this place might be what hooks me.