all the censorship proves that the only true difference between liberals and maga is the kool aide flavor.

Yep, and Lemmy hates the “both sides suck” statement, even tho it’s true. Lemmy likes to mock it by typing it like,“bOtH SiDeZ.”

But the the main parties here are both sides of the same coin. The duopoly is what keeps us stuck. And why I voted third party.

Thankfully Lemmy is finally starting to be a little more open-minded about third parties, because capitalists have destroyed both the main parties.

But back to the main subject, I think the preemptive ban is just gonna start being a thing unless the feature gets removed. I’m seeing it more and more every single day.

Lemmys are just gonna end up preemptive banning everyone who disagrees with them, and we’ll fall into a mini-echochamber coma. lol

We actually have good admins here, but the automod can be a bit overactive at times. If it’s just the automod, that’s one thing. If actual mods are behind it, that’s a whole different issue.

I looked more into what happened with me. Turns out, some third-party apps people use with Lemmy let them preemptively ban users from their communities that they mod.

It was meant to stop trolls, but now everyone’s calling anyone they disagree with a troll. So we’re heading toward a situation where people are just banning each other over nothing.

I’ve even been called a troll for posting in communities I created and moderate. It’s no longer “you don’t like what I like and that’s fine,” it’s “you don’t like what I like, so you’re a troll!”

I’ve been banned from communities I’ve never visited or even heard of. It’s not a big deal since I wasn’t going there anyway, but some users dig up ban histories and use them as ammo in arguments.

Trust me, I have personal experience with this. Someone started an entire thread about me called “I’m Calling For the Fediverse to Ban UniversalMonk” (https://sh.itjust.works/post/3101725) Or just search for the title if link doesn’t work.

Hundreds of upvotes and comments on that thread. All about me. And why? Because I voted third party (Socialist Workers Party) in the presidential election. So of course, I must be a russian spy paid by Trump using “russian bitcoin,” all paid out to me just so I could vote for the Socialist party. The person who started that post, and all the people who agreed with them, wanted me gone from all of Lemmy because I didn’t vote democrat or republican. LMAO

And I am still being preemptive banned from communities because of that. lol

Honestly, Lemmy’s starting to feel more pro-censorship than Reddit.

I personally think that sh.itjust.works and lemmy.dbzer0 are the best instances on Lemmy, have the best admins on Lemmy, and seem to stand up against the bullies more than anyone else.

Disclaimer: I’ve personally used the preemptive ban against two individuals who have harrassed me and called me a troll for months on end.

Good question.

I thought it was sweet.

Awesome news. You guys are rockstars. This is legit the best instance on Lemmy!

Yeah, I definitely wish I would have went that route when I was younger. I’m retired now, so I can’t complain, but I could have a lot more cool shit if I would have made more money! lol

Good luck, friend! Most people won’t wanna put down PokemonGO long enough to even try something like that.

But hey, admirable that ya wanna try it! I’m all about self-sufficiency. It allowed me to retire early!

And what do you suggest that is?

Congratulations you lived in a different world.

And I’m still in this world. Dude I still date. I’m only in my 50’s. I’m not even as old as Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise.

We’ll be fine. I promise.

No clue. Some people just like to hate.

America has gone AWOL and is selling random people to slave camps.

What?! lol no. Just no.

And AI is getting close to being able to improve itself, leading to the singularity replacing us all.

No.

You’re the guy that for some reason people wanted to ban before right?

Yep, thats me. And they still wanna ban me. Lol

you’re as nice as can be!

Thank you! :)

I’ll pass. You keep doing drugs. I’ll keep fucking. Drugs aren’t my thing. But hey, no hate. You do you.

Fair point. I have just never experienced it on Reddit like I have on Lemmy. But you make valid points!

Tbh playing Magic the Gathering or Warhammer 40k with random dudes at a hobby store is cheaper and more fun than most traditional dates I’ve been on.

You 100 percent just fit the stereotype of most Lemmy users. lol

I mean, hey, it’s your life, you do you. But that sounds like a horrible life to me.

The crazy one was always great and was the only one who wanted it as often as I did but the rest of that relationship was a mess.

I’ve disagree with most of the posts in this thread. But I gotta say, this stereotype is true in my experience. I have dated a lot of crazy women, and mostly because even the everything else with them is a crazy fucked up mess, the sex is always amazing. The best sex I’ve ever had was with the crazy girls who were overly dramatic, and just always made shitty choices (like sleeping with me! haha)

I say this as someone who is in a kinda serious relationship now (she wants to get married, I’m not quite there yet). Love her lots, sex is great, but man, nothing matches the absolute insanity filthy sex that I had with the crazy girls. It’s something about that just not giving a fuck what they think or lack of respect, or something… But no lie, I kinda don’t wanna get married because don’t wanna give that all up just yet.

Sex with someone you love is the best thing.

It is! But sex with someone ya don’t love is pretty awesome too!

First off: dating is fucking expensive, and unfortunately standard gender roles means the dude foots the bill most of the time.

Not an excuse for most Lemmy users. Most American Lemmy users make far more than the average American. I have seen Lemmy users legit bitch that they only make $80K a year. That’s more than I ever made a year in my entire working life. And I never had a problem dating.

It’s a personality issue, not a money issue.

As someone who is a bit shorter than average and is socially awkward, it’s tough.

You can fix the socially awkward part. And women aren’t as obsessed with height as Lemmy and the interwebs make them out to be.