Uhh this sounds sus af.
What topics are you wanting to cover?
this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
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This is from the subreddit mods’ rules. I don’t see it necessarily implying OP to be in the wrong or in the right. It really just implies those damn corporate admins are at fault. OP could just want a platform which doesn’t censor a discussion on subject matter alone.
That matches my experience with reddit admin. One of my subs had to implement exactly the same rule.
When I first became active on reddit, I admired how few sitewide rules they had and how much free speech they allowed.
Now they ban debate about one of the most contentious and multifaceted societal issues of the present. What are online discussion forums there for if not to openly and civilly exchange ideas about issues like this?
Part of the problem is that discussion of this issue in particular was very often not civil and created a hostile environment for users.
Probably true. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/ was written before most people cared much about this but certainly applies very strongly to it. I am fortunately not directly affected by it either way (I am neither trans nor a woman nor have any desire to pretend to be trans in order to get access to women's spaces) so it doesn't get my emotions up much to read any side's arguments; I can see why that may be different for others.
That's very important context for this question
Are you familiar with the subreddit /r/changemyview ? I don't have a topic to discuss right now. But I am against the reddit admins banning a certain topic from being discussed because it's controversial.
I haven’t really used reddit since joining Lemmy over 2 years ago now, but yes I’m familiar enough with the sub and its concept.
Is it because it’s controversial, or because nobody operates in good faith and uses it to attack trans people?
Because I’m so tired of JAQ offs.
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Lemmings don't really like when people argue against the majority opinion, on any topic. The Fediverse is incredibly tribal.
There are 4 on different instances when I searched, the most active one looks to be [email protected]
I personally havent tried it but "be the change" you know? I didnt see a few subs I missed so I made them (different account). Start posting on there and maybe it will inspire more.
Also, if you come in expecting to debate for the removal of trans rights, you won't last long
uhh. where did you get that idea from? I support trans rights.
Welcome to lemmy. To help you get settled, the comment you are replying to is from the admin of a/the dedicated trans instance. And a "little" combative about it.
Ohhhhh that's what Blahaj zone is? I learned something today.
Yep, called after a Blahaj, an IKEA shark and a trans mascot
May I ask why the shark is a trans mascot? I'm genuinly curious.
It may have originated with trans people getting kicked out, shopping for cheap furniture, and then being pleasantly surprised to find a big soft friend at the furniture store - out of nowhere something fun and comforting appears just as they begin a new life.
However, that's speculation, nobody knows for sure. It just sort of became a meme.
It's light blue, white, and pink, which happens to match the colors of the trans flag.
https://www.newsweek.com/how-ikea-shark-became-trans-icon-1753400
What do you want changed then?
That’s not the point. It’s not always about changing your view, but being able to defend and maybe refine your view to a more logically consistent position. Even as a lurker, it’s nice to be able to watch debates on positions that you almost entirely agree or entirely disagree with and read the arguments for and against it. I feel it helps solidify my logically consistent moral views of the world and makes me rethink the ones that are not.
I agree with op that this kind of topic and I would say realistically any topic should be allowed. As long as it’s actively moderated and both sides are constructively arguing for or against the position. It’s definitely one of the few communities I missed the most from Reddit and I wish it was as big here as well.
I feel like Change My View is useful for topics in which reasonable minds might differ in opinion.
Fundamental human rights are not one of those topics.
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To play devil's advocate, trans in sports is a hot topic that I believe merits debate. I'm not going to do that, but it's an example of something that's not just black and white, and that I assume can't be discussed at all at reddit given this post by OP.
i think the real debate should be whether cis people should be allowed in sports. it makes my children uncomfortable to see them pushing their lifestyle down their throats
And that's definitely an opinion you should be able to post and discuss in a forum like changemyview.
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Welcome but I don't know.
Maybe I should go answer at !nostupidanswer...
Go to the search bar in Lemmy. Filter to search for Communities. Enter in related search terms such as “changemyview” or “change my view”. Inspect each community to see what their rules are. Inspect the host instance for each community to see what their rules are. Though these communities you find here may not be as active as their Reddit counterparts, you can help grow the social environment you want to experience by participating in these communities.
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That’s the good thing! You can just run your own instance with your own rules!
There are a few, but pretty much all of them are inactive: https://lemmyverse.net/communities?query=changemyview&order=active_month
Important Lemmy rule: don't assume a community is dead without having posting on it. I have been answered 9 times out of 10.
Well now I'm curious what the 1 out of 10 was that wasn't answered.
!animalswithat It was on a broken kbin instance that stop existing a few weeks later.
I think it happened to me more than this once but every example I can remember is one or two people answering or a least a ten or a dozen upvotes. So I came up with the conclusion that on the threadiverse, small or inactive communities are not dead: they are sleeping. And a bunch of lurkers or commenters are waiting for a poster to publish anything.
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