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[–] jamie_oliver@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (6 children)

For the moment, I just don't engage in political discussion on Lemmy. It is way to extreme for me in general. It makes sense tho that those who don't feel their opinions fit anywhere else (or get them banned etc.) gather in a place that allows for freer discussion, which I think is a good thing really.

And also just posting about niche music makes me happier than getting angry online so.. That's been a good motivation.

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I don't have any problems being occasionally politically incorrect on lemmy. Even if you get tons of downvotes, so what?

[–] jamie_oliver@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

It's not about downvotes. It is about me not wanting to spend my free time on something as pointless as arguing politics on the internet. Generally extremely unfulfilling and I feel like I lost out afterwards.

Like I get why people enjoy it but for a lot of people it is mainly a negative experience..

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

frankly, lemmy is literally only place I have found where you can discuss politics reasonably. I also try to rid myself of any pride about being right about anything and actually look forward to being called out if someone thinks i'm wrong. Then I can take a look at what they say and adjust my own opinions if the other guy makes sense.

Though i dont go to .ml, they seem more interested in witch hunts than making anything better.

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's probably for the best Jamie Oliver - you do have a public persona to consider.

[–] jamie_oliver@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah, but at least I can make a grilled cheese unlike that other dunce Gordon

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

in reddit you have to walk on eggshells when your in those subs, even if your "agreeing with everyone else", one simple misconstruement will get you banned.

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

in reddit you have to walk on eggshells when your in those subs, even if your “agreeing with everyone else”, one simple misconstruement will get you banned.

The rando-ban problem on reddit is its biggest flaw. I'm afraid to submit anything there. And I generally only comment in small subs.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

i did that unbeknownst they were haivng a ban wave last week, and subs upping thier spam removal filters, plus they dont like if you report too much, or report something the MODS dont like, from what ive gathered if a mod responds to your "report of another player" you are mostly getting a warning, or ban from thier subreddit, and this also it constitutes as account-wide violation once you get banned by a mod for reporting someone. and its also corroborated on the "modsupport" sub that they hate having to deal with Report abuse in general.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

See, that’s exactly the kind of thing I come here for. Keep doing it!

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Honestly I think your approach is closer to the ideal: it's pretty poisonous to the mind if most of the content you take in is political in nature. You need to explore other stuff too, broaden horizons and all that.

I've been learning how to design parts with CAD software and 3D print it. Also got a home server going to host games and media, among other things. These hobbies keep me sane, and that's what I'm ultimately getting at: people need to get a hobby that isn't about being mad on the internet.

Also instead of just whining on the internet, its far more effective to engage in local politics and build up a base of people there than hoping that "someone" will do "something" about the whole country. That "someone" has to come from somewhere: create the grassroots that can be the base from which change springs.

[–] CMonster@discuss.online 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Can I ask what resources your using to teach yourself CAD? I want to learn it as well.

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

MangoJelly's FreeCAD course is great, but there are others out there too. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWuyJLVUNtc3UYXXfSglVpfWdX31F-e5S