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The front page of Lemmy, much like reddit, is full of fear and arguments.
Fear porn generates clicks and sells ad space.
40 / M / Straight / INTP-T / Kalamazoo MI USA
I am here to help build and support vibrant communities not controlled by Big Tech that help others solve problems, examine new ways of thinking and improve their quality of life.
The front page of Lemmy, much like reddit, is full of fear and arguments.
Fear porn generates clicks and sells ad space.
With all due respect, there’s more in the direction you mention, but there’s more in the direction of opposing views, as well. This was the entire point of moving to the Fediverse: to get away from the restrictions and whims of u/spez and Big Tech.
Keep looking around and talking to other people. This is a better place than Reddit: you just haven’t stumbled upon all of the evidence yet. ;)
Respectfully, I’m giving OP the benefit of the doubt assuming they were either looking to get something c/offmychest or look for a solution. I think we offered them some. :)
There’s nothing wrong with controlling / filtering the things you allow into your news feed.
Yes, there is a need to stay informed, but TBH the only immediate things one really needs are:
All of which can be accomplished without a Twitter, Reddit or Fediverse news feed.
You can’t function if you’re in a bad headspace. If you need to restrict your news intake, not only is that OK, but it is at times required and healthy.
I’m missing the rage over the switch. I like GNOME.
IKR especially considering the space program, shipbuilding and aerospace & automotive manufacturing explosions down South in the last 30 years. To name a few:
Airbus
Austal USA - Mobile AL
BMW - Spartanburg SC
Boeing - North Charleston SC (whoops…bad example)
Ford
GE Aviation (somewhere in NC)
Geely (owns Volvo Cars) - (somewhere in SC)
GM:
Haas F1 team (somewhere in NC)
Honda:
Hyundai - Montgomery AL
Kia (somewhere in GA)
Mercedes-Benz - Vance AL
Nissan
Volvo Trucks - Dublin VA
I’m probably missing a Toyota plant in Texas. Ole Miss aided with the HondaJet program.
All right. It shouldn’t have happened in the first place.
Yes.
Providing context doesn’t magically make something morally correct. It illustrates the circumstances.
There are all kinds of circumstances under which people commit grave wrongs in the face of adversity. If we’re going to punish everyone for every wrong committed regardless of surrounding circumstances, there’s far more punishment to dispense, regardless of political stripes.
Yeah. For-profit prisons need to go. Privatization works on many things but not this.
The Bill of Rights included an abolitionist amendment, but they were not confident it would pass, hence its exclusion.
Not defending it. Don’t shoot the messenger.
I believe slavery is an inexcusable, horrible stain on our nation’s fabric, but it was the economic engine of the day down South. Not saying that doesn’t make it reprehensible: I am merely giving context. Dismantling it at the speed Washington demanded would have ground things to a halt. That’s a big reason the South fought. Another issue was gun control.
No, I have never affiliated with any white supremacist or southern heritage group.
Eh…they’ll just pay the ransom like everyone else.
There are two markets for cybersecurity:
The manufacturing and engineering worlds still need people, and it dovetails well into our existing skillsets.
It’s the way of the world. The only way around it is to find some herculean means to save money and join them.
There’s far more support behind that right from the founding fathers than a comma.
If I were Elon I would respond with a “Challenge Accepted” and start floating balloons with access points.
Defederating doesn’t serve anyone’s interest. If you don’t like a community or a server, block them. Let the rest of us decide for ourselves.
Foot stomp: OP, YOU AREN’T OBLIGATED. You might owe your creditors, but you DO NOT owe one single, solitary iota to anyone who writes news.
You are on a Reddit clone. You have your feed. Anything important will appear there.
We’re all pulling for ya.
I was going to say. It looks like a Mario-themed Fleshlight (NSFW).
Take dividends and donate them to Fediverse servers. As your enemy gets stronger, so do you.