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50501 infiltrated by the opposition? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by Scabz@lemmy.world to c/General

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Looks like 50501 has been infiltrated by the opposition. I don't know what's true here, but it sounds like some fuckery.

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[–] Sycamore 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I’m not an insider, so I don’t know anything that hasn’t been posted. But I’m invested in the movement; I’ve been protesting at 50501 events since the first one on 2/5.

Here’s what I think:

50501 needs to accept donations, so having a 503(c) to manage transparency is necessary.
Whatever the facts, fungi’s recent posts are indicative of a person struggling with their mental health.
The fact that some of these bizarre posts are still pinned to a paused sub shows complete disfunction by whoever controls it now, whatever the reason or excuse. It is doing damage to our cause.

I did join s/50501 movement. Don’t know if they’re in the right or what, but at least it’s open, so I can form a judgement.

I’m sad for everyone involved.

I will be out there on 5/1 with millions of you. Fighting trumpism is the mission. I won’t lose my focus on that. I’m just looking for allies and effective means toward that end.

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I’m not an insider, so I don’t know anything that hasn’t been posted.
But I’m invested in the movement; I’ve been protesting at 50501 events since the first one on 2/5.

It seems the one thing everyone agrees on is that the movement is people like yourself — thinking in terms of insiders is risky and should be avoided. Nobody is a bigger part of this than you are. You're simply not a Reddit mod, and that might be a good thing.

Moving on:

Does it really? I guess some funding is needed for some infrastructure, but I would think funding should be decentralized just like the movement. I don't think it's in the interest of the movement that large sums of money are handled centrally. If server costs for sites like https://fiftyfifty.one/ or https://50501.chat/ needs to be covered the people behind them can fundraise directly for that purpose. Beyond that it's a protest movement, not a political campaign, and money always makes things more complicated. I could be wrong here, but I (of course) think I'm right.
If the user's story holds up I think most people would experience a mental health episode going through it, so I wouldn't necessarily hold that against them. The lack of transparency along the way is understandable in a way, but much more problematic in my opinion.
It's certainly not a great situation. I love the potential of 50501 paired with the Fediverse, and how the movement can be decentralized in a techincal sense throughout several platforms without hindering communication.

Keep up the good fight! :)

[–] Sycamore 4 points 2 days ago

Thanks. You too. ✊🇺🇸