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I really want to like Lemmy (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I hate big tech controlling social media. I desperately want social media to be federated.

I really love community-driven social media like Reddit. Lemmy feels… too small. I really loved that Reddit let me jump into any niche hobby, and instantly I had a community. Lemmy, you’ll be lucky if that community even exists, and if it does, chances are nobody has posted in ages.

On the other hand, Lemmy is full of political content lately. I’ve basically been doom scrolling everything US election-related, and it’s really starting to take a toll on my mental health.

I know I can filter content. I know I can post and be the change I seek. Yet, it feels like an uphill battle.

Not sure what the point of this is, or if it’s even the right community to vent about this. I just really want to replace Reddit, but I find myself going back more and more (e.g. r/homekit is very active compared to Lemmy version).

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[-] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago

Lemmy is full of political content lately.

Block lemmy.world politics and news subs, those people are deranged idiots larping too much DNC koolaid.

It will clear your feed for other less active subs that really need more posting and commenting.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I wasn’t saying I disagree with the political content. Only that hyper-fixating on the declining state of my country (US) stops being healthy very quickly. People need to feel empowered to create change, but doom scrolling makes us despair.

But let me be clear, fuck Trump.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Discussion is not constructive, it does not matter if you agree or disagree... they are shilling doom. They did it before election too and they are still doing it.

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