I mean knowing what something is and using it can be 2 different things. Most people can save things to their computers or make a folder. They just have no reason to know the technical term or how the computer saves it behind the scenes, if you told them they'd likely remember.

Always hated the if someone doesn't know a specialized word in your profession or hobby they're dumb mentality

Yeah. Nothing toxic on fediverse lolololololololololololololololololololololioiloloollooloollol

Because its E-Crack. You can know it is bad but still do it.

it gets boring seeing only hatred against the machine, where's the machine fighting back?

GuyDudeman really understands you:-).

You're letting the Perfect be the enemy of the Good.

maybe if the majority of instances stopped devaluing genocide by grouping mass slaughter and colonialism with it I wouldn't notice such a lack of opposition to any anti-capitalist ideology.

That's a fair assement. Fediverse is orders of magnitude better than any other social media.

You really otter try to find some common ground, guy.

The Left always eats its own.

You can agree 99.98% with the hivemind, but then be only a lesser form of vegetarian eater but not fully vegan and...

OFF WITH THEIR HEAD

I used to be more leftist than I am now actually - discourse with leftist trolls has made me realize that much of the rhetoric is childish thinking (not all - I suspect there's far more to my journey, but some of the talking points definitely are).

A lot of people treat leftist beliefs like rightist ones, where the goal seems to be to become holier than thou and look down upon anyone who has not read the latest in an absolutely endless array of books.

Then, and I don't mean to be a dick, but perhaps you should not recreationally shit on Lemmy?

Someone who's new here might stumble upon your comment and take it as an honest depiction that Lemmy is so toxic it's not worth bothering with, and just head back to Facebook/Twitter/Reddit/etc. because while both are deemed toxic at least those are easier to join/stay on.

tech or leftist politics

because that's what the public that uses it likes.

bluesky was probably worse before the migration. more people = more content.

i do like its left bias and wish we keep it though. breath or fresh air from fascist-owned social media.

Yeah, it's like people are addicted to doomscrolling.

I won't be responsible for what uninformed people do. And it is my opinion that Lemmy is only just a little better than the rest. I still hate social media, even if I'm still here.

As a former (and maybe even current but reforming) sourpuss, you're just making the universe worse by doing this kind of thing.

Please brighten up or butt out for everyone's sake - including yours.

Yeah, it's really discouraging. We could do so many great things if we could work together. That's why they want us all fighting amongst ourselves. I'd be totally open to tankies if they were open to "liberals" (anyone who doesn't believe murder solves everything).

Not former from what I'm seeing...

Block time. I wish you peace and professional help.

You can feel that my attempt at constructive criticism of their toxicity is itself toxic; that's entirely subjective.

Some people (including you?) earnestly believe any criticism is inherently mean. I passionately disagree and probably always will.

For related reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

Wish all the private safe space you need to deal with reality.

Well written.

Fucking tankies I swear to god

Hey docile fuckstick, employing insults that involve slurs makes one bigoted.

In no way shape or form does anybody believe that you're a leftist. No leftist thinks like you. No leftist wants to use slurs. You're undoubtedly another shitlib social Democrat who fancies themselves a leftist but won't read a book beyond Harry Potter.

Fuck you for thinking slurs are acceptable.

Also blocking communities, if you browse all and hate most of the posts and comments there.

You're making friends everywhere you go today, aren't ya?

gotta use it for work. fucking hate it

I'm quite happy with a few communities here: books, cats, cooking, Dull Men's Club.

The cocktails and DIY communities are also nice but not as active.

I can't agree more that this place is absolutely suffocated by American politics. I block a TON and still feel flooded :(

I agree and endorse this statement and those who disagree... Can do so of course, who the fuck cares?

Ah but then they wouldn't be "tankies" - that term basically (even if not technically) meaning those who deny the reality of events such as the Tiannamen Square Massacre, instead preferring "alternative facts" like how poor Russia was "forced" into invading Ukraine - won't someone think of the poor genocidal nations of the earth, who just want the freedom to be left in peace, in order to murder everyone when they feel like it! You all are such big meanie weanie-faces, not acknowledging the superiority of North Korea!? Why, if you would just read this book... (10 pages later) then you would willingly guillotine yourself, for the glory of mudder Russia the whole world!

Maybe I'll switch to become MAGA, just out of spite?

(we Arch users use /s-udo btw)

Exactly. Fuckum

Nope. 100% wrong. It's not the criticism it's the manner in which you convey it. That's why I said sourpuss. Cuz that's what you sound like.

The problem is not the tool, it's the people using it.

Well, Lemmy on Voyager is just doom scrolling and toxic with less content. I must be missing something if it is otherwise.

If you say so. I used as much pleasant language as I could. Feel free to constructively criticize others in a way that suits you, and hopefully someone snipes you for not being pleasant enough so you feel how I feel.

Seriously. That’s like me thinking someone’s dumb because they don’t understand the function of chloroplasts in a cell or something. Not everyone in the world is into your specialty.

I use jellyfin btw.

kidding, I wouldn't be caught dead using that garbage.

LOL exactly. Remember when the Red Scare podcast was "lefty"?

pseudonymity* ☝️🤓

I don't get it, what's the joke with francis?

I would argue you should understand the tool you're using

What an unpleasant and sourpuss thing to say.

https://youtu.be/vl2jzBIlnRE

I doomscroll on the Fediverse, thank you very much.

Surely that's just not possible due to how much an instance potentially needs to do with everything you subscribe to?

There is no right instance for that, because the whole fediverse doesnt have that many users, and of those, a great many post that kind of stuff. It's not my cup of tea either (at least not to such a great degree, without a community for most of my hobbies) but I'm OK enough with it to stay for the shitposts and to hope it grows (but not too much!)

On the fediverse you can hold real conversations with people in comments. That rarely happens on Reddit.

However as the fediverse grows, even as we are seeing in this thread, it becomes increasingly impossible.

edit Wow there really are a lot of comments here. Are people botting these or are we reaching this real level of interaction? Forget about upvotes or views this is crazy.

Lemmy is not dying. You are going around pushing your DNC agenda everywhere because it is election season. I hope you are getting paid for this.

While that is true and important to mention, im also getting reports from teachers saying a lot of the kids, even the older ones, also dont even know of the concept of a file. An image is just an image that can be dragged between apps. A folder is for apps. Everythings an app!

Been some time since i was substitute, so maybe the claims are a bit exaggerated. Could be the commenter was referring to this trend?

Hes just salty that youre seeing right through him and that youre also right