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submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by I_Voted_For_Goldwater@lemmy.world to c/reddit@lemmy.world

Last night, I finally made the switch from Reddit to Lemmy. Honestly it was something I should have done a long time ago. I’d been hearing about Lemmy for a while, but I kept brushing it off because it seemed complicated or too niche or too techy. But after one too many encounters with power-hungry mods, desperate upvote chasers, and a flood of obvious bots, I hit my breaking point. I actually ended up learning more about Lemmy from people venting on Reddit itself, which was kind of ironic!!

I set up an account here, took a last look around Reddit, and bailed. Reddit used to feel like a genuine community, but now it's just a money-hungry platform, clearly trying to squeeze out every dollar as it spirals down. Lemmy might be new to me, but at least here, it feels like voices still matter. I know you guys already know this, but I want to throw it out there: You all are right!

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[-] Lennnny@lemmy.world 2 points 14 minutes ago

Normally I welcome people with different opinions, but I truly believe that people still following Trump are absolutely in the wrong. He is a foul, broken, weird human, and his goals are to fuck up all of our lives (yes, yours too) so that he and a dozen others can have money and power. This is as clear, proven, and obvious as it is reading the history books about prior dictators, so I have zero sympathy or respect for seemingly intelligent people who still support him.

So uh, welcome I guess, you do you, but I don't think we are gonna be your crowd.

[-] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 2 points 26 minutes ago

Well, welcome to Lemmy! I don't think you're going to make a whole lot of friends around here based on your comment history.. but I'm glad for you that you left that crap factory. I've been here for a little over a year now, no regrets.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

FYI - your mod history of banning people left and right and not being able to take the slightest criticism of the Orange Shit Flinging Gibbon is why you got banned from Politics:

https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&modId=10940202

[-] miljadisra@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Done forget Reddit now run by donkey (admin) keep banning people without any reason. It is a garbage platform.

[-] Binette@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 hours ago

Welcome! Don't feel shy to check out other instances than .ml or .world. Like dbzero, solarpunk and many more.

[-] Thteven@lemmy.world 75 points 9 hours ago

Welcome to lemmy.

*Sees your posts

Lmao, blocked.

[-] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 22 points 8 hours ago

Oof. Thanks for pointing that out.

[-] hanke@feddit.nu 1 points 4 hours ago

Can't see any posts by OP other rhan this one.

What are you referring to?

[-] Lennnny@lemmy.world 2 points 13 minutes ago

Incredibly pro trump to the point of starting The Donald style communities and posting old school cool style photos of the weirdo pedo.

[-] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 79 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Just wanted to let you know you're wrong, and that your fetish for fascist father figures will only result in you consistently disappointing everyone around you. Your ideology is backwards and antithetical to basic empathy. Welcome to Lemmy.

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[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 44 points 9 hours ago

The new Donald? Fuck off

[-] clark@midwest.social 12 points 7 hours ago

This thread is so interesting.

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[-] kitnaht@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago

The guy you like praises Hitler for fucks sake. Wake up.

[-] mayo@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago

You're not welcome here. Go away.

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[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 81 points 11 hours ago
[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 21 points 7 hours ago

Replied to the top comment here just so others know what they're getting into with @I Voted For Goldwater

OP started a Lemmy Community with, I'll say, a divisive subject. I did ask for clarification on their position:

I never once insulted them, only asked for more information on their position. This went on cordially for 4 or 5 exchanges, and then I returned and found this:

I wonder if Lemmy.world is interested in supporting a community that actually isn't interested in any posts from Lemmy.world users.

If you choose to engage with @I Voted For Goldwater, you should expect the same.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago

"Views were discussed in the post?" I'm a bit lost here

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[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

Hmmm... I mean, you won't fit in with Lemmy proper any more than Reddit proper (perhaps worse, lol), but it raises a question to other lemmings: are there any conservative instances?

I'm torn, as on the one hand I'd prefer you not have an echo chamber, but on the other hand I'd like to see Lemmy prosper. There's a reason instances defederate from one another, and radical idiology is one. Look at Hexbear for an example.

Btw, Lemmy was created by genuine communists (not the hyperbole ones, I mean actual ones) and run the Lemmy.ml instance. While it's FOSS and therefore plenty of others have run and moderate their own instances, keep in mind that's our starting point.

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[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 33 points 10 hours ago

But after one too many encounters with power-hungry mods

Oh boy... Who's gonna tell them?

[-] RonnieB@lemmy.world 40 points 9 hours ago

He's doing the same thing right now in his Trump cult sub anyway. Incredible lack of self awareness

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 20 points 8 hours ago

lol I'm sure as a Trumpanzee he's gonna have a good time in the Fediverse.

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago

I'm somewhat looking forward to seeing the outcome when the resident tankies come across this guy. It's going to be an entertaining shitshow.

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago

They'll just bond over hating libs.

[-] lung@lemmy.world 36 points 11 hours ago

Yeah man the apps are tight and I still get the most important news. The community is the kinda weirdos I like - Linux nerds, oss purists, cutting edge. I haven't missed reddit in the last ~year of lemmy

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[-] sag@lemm.ee 18 points 10 hours ago

Welcome, I don't care about american politics(or any sort of politics) but you love Trump and most Lemmy user hate Trump I guess(I am not american I don't care). You are going to have hard time here.

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