tehmics

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[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 4 points 20 minutes ago (1 children)

You're going to lose what appears to be your only defender if you maintain that bullshit rhetoric.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 1 points 22 minutes ago* (last edited 22 minutes ago) (3 children)

Don't care. I don't care about your sealioning either.

It is my view that some things should be dealt with through downvotes and discussion, not moderation. Especially when we are talking about authoritarianism of all fucking things.

Moderation in my view is an extreme measure that shouldn't be enacted lightly. And I only want to participate in communities that share that view.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 1 points 39 minutes ago* (last edited 39 minutes ago) (6 children)

Yes. I disagree with their rules and their enforcement of them, and this exposed that. So I wont participate in it.

What else would you have me do in that scenario?

It's not like I pour over each community's rules before reading any content that surfaces from them.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 0 points 52 minutes ago (8 children)

Yep, that's part of my point.

I've already blocked the community over this. Know any alternatives?

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I assumed it was just a bird flu outbreak, and prices would naturally settle back down with the next generation of hens. And of course he would take credit. But uhh CDC got their hands tied, so I guess we don't even get to know what's going on.

Surely someone has actually reported on the issue in detail and I've just missed it in these chaotic news cycles, right?

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world -1 points 1 hour ago (10 children)

We used to say the same thing about the internet as a whole, and then the big tech companies crowded out all the smaller options, started controlling narratives and we ended up where we are at now.

I don't want to see the same thing happen with Lemmy instances. We are on the ground floor.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Just wanted to say thanks for posting a legitimate answer. This is how we can fight authoritarianism. Through information and education. Not by strong-arm removing posts.

It doesn't even matter to me if he is trolling everywhere. We are presented an opportunity to battle this with knowledge and it appears that the moderation here has succumbed to the very thing they're claiming to prevent.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world -3 points 1 hour ago (13 children)

It starts with us.

I came here to get away from censorship, not join it. We need places for open discussion but I'm starting to see that this isn't it either.

This was an opportunity to actually have a discussion about the topic and reinforce virtues of freedom, but it is doing the opposite and illustrating the descent to authoritarianism.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Yep, I have my PiHole running on a Pi2 still.

You're underestimating these websites though. I already run into sites that arbitrarily throw up a "Firefox not supported" gate until I switch user agents. That will only get worse.

I'm still very concerned about Firefox's funding majority coming from Google search, especially after the antitrust shutting it down. https://slashdot.org/story/431592

We're headed for dark times for the open internet.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I'm in the deep south. I'd be hard pressed to find a local business that isn't a Trump supporter.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

I keep finding myself in those spaces and wondering how I can participate as an American. This is a great idea. If you make one I would sub

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