I don't understand how these photos of a man pre and after war have anything to do with Lemmy
this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2025
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To be more precise, people here are more like themselves and don't use self-censorship, communicating like bots.
It's not an amazing meme and I'm not sure I agree with it, but in my understanding it is trying to say that we, Lemmy users, are experienced and not naive unlike Reddit users.
You are probably right though
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I self censor a ton on here, are you kidding me? I have blocked every news and politics related instance I could find and still, the instances that are left are filled with political brain rot from the most unhinged extremist black and white thinking leftists online.
The only reason I'm still here is because I have a small handful of instances that I actually enjoy frequenting, where people are trying to make a healthy environment to speak with one another and share thoughts and ideas that aren't always about politics.
The only true positive about Lemmy is that it isn't a corporate entity with carefully curated ads, algorithms and tons of bots. However, Lemmy is proof that the corporate model has trained us all so well over the past decade to think that being online is all about getting mad at politics and each other so we are basically perpetuating the bullshit trends they started like the brain dead lemmings we are.
To me Lemmy is no different than any other social media platform that thrives on hate, yet somehow thinks its unique and/or enlightened. It's a shame because there a lot of potential here to make something that unites people instead of continuing the echo chamber model that the big corporations have worked hard to put us all in because it earns them money to keep us angry with one another.
But whatever. All these "big thinkers" on here thinks their time is best spend screaming at each other and calling everyone they disagree with a fascist so who cares about trying to build a better online community? I'll keep blocking shit until I only have the productive instances left.
Ya wtf is up with eevery Meme sublemmy just being politics? That shit should STAY in a politics sublemmy. I don't go to Memes to be sad and angry, I go to Memes to ESCAPE and ENJOY myself.
I had such hope for Lemmy, but its just a cesspool of hateful extremists with a handful of people trying to genuinely enjoy themselves.
Because it's primarily people who care about politics and their personal choice in regards to politics in regards to corps that caused them to join lemmy, predisposing lemmy to politics
Lemmy is where smug leftists go to see which one of them can outrage the most people.
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Lemmy is no different than any other social media platform that thrives on hate
💯Lemmy is dominated by leftist extremists and insufferable Linux advocates. Then there’s a large section of the mentally unwell. And a whole category of communities filled with automated copies of Reddit posts and zero comments.
Happy healthy well adjusted and successful people are not Lemmy. It’s mostly the lunatic fringe.
The modding of communities into echo chambers is more extreme than on Reddit even. Productive political debate is impossible here.
Honestly, my experience is that the Linux crowd are some of the most wholesome people on here, but otherwise I mostly agree with you. I was very quickly disillusioned about this platform being any better than all the social media shit I had just left behind. There are still good people and instances here and I hold on to the ones I have found, but the rest of my Lemmy experience has been very disappointing.
What would make it better? What would a perfect social media experience look like?
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Then there’s a large section of the mentally unwell.
I'm wondering what you think makes people "unwell" here, specifically. Care you explain?
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Sounds familiar. We can be downvote-and-report buddies!
It’s a shame because there a lot of potential here to make something that unites people instead of continuing the echo chamber model that the big corporations have worked hard to put us all in because it earns them money to keep us angry with one another.
This enlightened centrism bs that pretends that "divide" is some simple concept that needs to be attacked by "both sides" is just either the absolute laziest way to sift through issues or purposefully malicious.
I’ll keep blocking shit until I only have the productive instances left.
Interesting that to you "productive" is quite literally the opposite of productive, and really appears to just mean places that agree with your enlightened centrism.
Lemmy is proof that the corporate model has trained us all so well over the past decade to think that being online is all about getting mad at politics and each other so we are basically perpetuating the bullshit trends they started like the brain dead lemmings we are.
This part right here is just a wild baseless theory, and sounds extremely privileged to think that discussing serious issues that are especially important right now means "being online is all about getting mad at politics and each other so we are basically perpetuating the bullshit trends they started like the brain dead lemmings we are."
Very brave, and VERY well fucking said!
Brave? What a joke!
Ignoring politics doesn't make them go away. You're only making your life worse for yourself if you're not saying on top of the latest political news and not voting in every election.
I use Lemmy in the same way I used Reddit back in the day: a time waster at work.
I don't need to be reminded that life is shit while I'm at work. I know that, I'm at fucking work!
I get enough political bullshit outside of Reddit/Lemmy, thanks.
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That's true but you don't have to participate in all the click bait and more importantly not be the click bait yourself.
A perfect example of their point.
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Ya know what type of shit Reddit is saying about lemmy?
Nothing at all.
And this will be the only time I find myself wishing lemmy were similar. Seriously, you people need to let this shit go.
Yeah for fucks sakes lads
My god Lemmy users are self congratulatory.
I fail to see how implying we all have PTSD is congratulatory. 🤨
Bragging that we have something.
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My god Lemmy users are self congratulatory.
Fuck yeah, we are! High fives all around! Yeah! We rule. Nicely done, everyone.
From homes?
Zuhausys is a combination of Zangendeutsch and Degendering according to Phettberg for homies.
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I'd be offended, if it wasn't so accurate.
Can confirm fought in the 2020 reddit war
"I am the shit" vs "I've seen some shit"
Wow I'm sure this man seen a lot of d--th during the w-r. I wonder how many people he unalived?
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Idk, it feels like you're dissing the fediverse compared to reddit.
The original context helps I think:
Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev: A Soldier's Face After Four Years of War, 1941-1945
I had over 120k upvotes once.. kid, you think you get to a point in your life where you've accomplished enough to keep yourself afloat but IT'S A LIE. You can never relax! You are ALWAYS being pursued by your lessers. Let me be a warning to you all.. it can happen to you.
Lol, no way.
Who are those people?
Looking good lemmings
What am I looking at here?
I picture of some dude and then a picture of him 10 years later? What's the point?
IIRC it’s a picture of a person before and after WW1, possibly WW2.
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