• simple@lemm.ee
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    28 days ago

    Not unpopular. Lemmy politics is a garbage dump, the entire platform was created as a safe haven for commies and we’re still reeling from it, with many users (especially from .ml) sharing biased news and “memes” that are nothing but propaganda and DAE AMERICA BAD???

    Having political takes isn’t necessarily a bad thing but when your entire personality is “capitalism is bad” then you’re an insufferable twat ruining the platform for everybody else

    • Dark ArcA
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      28 days ago

      Having political takes isn’t necessarily a bad thing but when your entire personality is “capitalism is bad” then you’re an insufferable twat ruining the platform for everybody else.

      Man that resonates…

    • Mojave@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      I wish Lemmy was more entertaining, and not just a million Linux articles wearing a trenchcoat

    • Randomgal@lemmy.ca
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      28 days ago

      Came to say this. Yeah. Echo chambers feel good, but they are trash-tier entertainment, like drugs.

  • Dasus@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    What the hell is left to browse after that?

    Lemmy is small enough as it is.

    I don’t disagree as such but, eh.

    • Krauerking@lemy.lol
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      24 days ago

      I like comics, movies and the piracy communities… But even then like… Super quiet in there.

    • trainsaresexy@lemmy.world
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      27 days ago

      The obvious ones like cats, linux, and star trek but also meta-posts like these, comics, non-political memes, greentext, bikes, general technology. There are collapsniks and conservatives have been trying to settle recently. There’s a wide variety of niche content but they are small enough that for every 10 visitors you need someone to post something. There’s a lot here, it’s small compared to extremely large sites but is still an active message board.

    • Akasazh@feddit.nl
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      28 days ago

      I like that connect let’s you block an instance and then has comments from users of said instance overwritten with a spoiler-type tag. That way you can decide to read those comments or not (I sometimes open them in non political threads).

  • Alice@hilariouschaos.com
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    29 days ago

    For me, there’s so many undesired communities and political communities that it’s easier to just pick the communities that I like subscribe to them instead of blocking everything else. There’s too much to block

  • mlg@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Even if you want that stuff, you get a much better perspective in World News and News communities.

    Politics and PoliticalMemes is just a bunch of redditors who aren’t used to being in a non echo chamber social media platform.

  • P34C0CK@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Filtering out words in posts has worked well for me. I can still get news/politics in small doses without 90% of the noise

  • Mango@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    There isn’t a non political community here. Every mod of every community makes sure of it.

    • Krauerking@lemy.lol
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      24 days ago

      Mods sure seem to love the political posts in unrelated communities but God forbid you call a jerk a cuck.

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        23 days ago

        Naw, they only like it when you are with them 100% on every detail of their extremes.

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          Lemmy is a group of closed in group thinking communities and if you don’t fit in they will remind you of it.

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    28 days ago

    No, Lemmy is better when you block all gaming, Linux, and anime

    Edit: guess it’s an unpopular opinion, yay!

  • RangerJosie@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    Picked the right sub for a shit take.

    Have your much deserved upvote. For your bad opinion being in the correct location.

    • B312@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      Wdym by antisemites? People who just hate Jews and discriminate towards them or people who are against Israel. Cause these are two different things