Since karma isn’t tracked,

Some third party apps do track Lemmy downvotes though. And I’ve seen plenty of obnoxious posters bring up someones “downvote count” in conversation–just so they can try to win their argument.

We just need more people posing shit, the fact that one or two users can dominate my feed if they choose to is not ideal.

That’s because so many on Lemmy would rather downvote than post anything.

People here are way bigger smug assholes than even Reddit.

Yep, and I am legit shocked about that. I still have a burner reddit account that I go to, and honestly, as much crap as reddit gets, I see way more assholes and ban-happy people here. On reddit someone gets mad at you or your opinion, and they just block you.

Here, a lot of posters who dislike ya will refuse to block you. Instead they’ll follow you and downpost every single post you make. I never had stalkers like that on Reddit.

Like you, I was an early fan. And even tried to talk my gf into getting on Lemmy. The other day, she finally decided to, and I talked her out of it and told her to just stick with Reddit. lol

NOTHING is stopping a conservative from coming here and making cogent, factual arguments, aside from their own fragility.

Except for all the Lemmys saying that no conservatives should be allowed on Lemmy. I have seen conservatives try to ask a question. Then so many immediately jump to calling the poster a sealioning nazi, that they just get run off. Lemmy is one of the more hateful places I have seen.

I’m not conservative by the way, so you all don’t have send me nazi dm’s.

You don’t have to subscribe to political communities if you don’t want to see political discussion.

True but it seems like the majority of Lemmys like attaching anything and everything to something political. I saw some post about a squirrel or something, just chiling in the heat. Supposed to be cute. Immediately devolved into how fat the squirrel looked and how it must be a MAGA squirrel. Then the conversation just devolved into “cheeto man”(stupidist overused Lemmy term ever!) jokes over and over.

Also, Lemmy: why the fuck do you all think saying “cheeto man” is so hilarious? It’s something that 2nd graders would snicker at. Once. And you all say it over and over. WTF?! No wonder you all can’t get girlfriends.

Zoroastrians

Zoroastrians for the win. I never thought I’d see that word mentioned on here!

Votes and vote manipulation are destroying Lemmy.

The right wing instances are just defederated from this larger federated group because the people on them were unable to follow the rules of other instances.

I don’t think it’s just that. I have seen plenty of people say that no conservative content should be allowed on Lemmy. At all.

Go post a conservative article in c/politics and see what happens. Some of the DM’s you’ll get are actually reportable to the FBI. The anti-conservative streak here is extreme. I’ve reported some of the DM’s I get to the police, and I’m not even conservative, but just because I advocate 3-party voting. People on here can be insane.

I’ve seen plenty of pitchforks go after posters. Even when it’s a neutral article that talks about something positive a conservative politician did or said.

It’s just as much a left-wing echo chamber as Truth Social is a right-wing one - and that’s a problem in both cases.

Very much so. And it seems to be getting even worse lately. I mostly post socialist and third party stuff, but if I dare say I don’t like a democrat or something, I get automatic “YOU’RE ACTUALLY A TRUMPER!! MAGA-NAZI!!!”

Bans and hateful DM’s. All because I don’t like the 2-party system. lol

I know that Reddit doesn’t outright ban Lemmy talk, but on my reddit profile, I updated it with my Lemmy username link. I got banned from reddit a couple of hours later. No reason given. And I hadn’t made any recent posts. Ban reason was “violating rules.” lol

Yep, I had same reaction. Since there are so many tech nerds on here, as most early adopters are, I thought that community would have a lot more content. But I’ll be adding to it soon enough since I just started to learn programming! :)

I had no idea what a tankie was until I started using Lemmy. lol

Good, because .world is one of the more toxic ban-happy instances in the fediverse.

This is more to do with most Lemmy users being shut-in nerds not inclined to sports tbh.

Totally this. The amount of shut-in nerds on here, with strange obsessive habits of stalking people who disagree with them, is wild.

I’ve seen people mention wanting to talk more sports on here, and some of the hate and downvotes those posts get is insane.

Except it’s not trolling. What could I possibly stand to gain from trolling about this?

Is wikipedia trolling too?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans:_Gender_and_Race_in_an_Age_of_Unsettled_Identities

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transracial_(identity)

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

Yes I’ve actually been to Kenya. It was a deeply personal trip, and to be honest, it’s where things properly fell into place for me. I didn’t go there expecting anything big, but as I spent time among the people, listening, learning, just being present, something shifted in me. It wasn’t immediate, just a slow, steady realisation. But it was very real.

It became clear that this wasn’t just about interest or respect. It was about belonging. Identity. To sound somewhat cliche, I found myself.

That said, with the way Lemmy’s been lately, so quick to mock or judge, I’m a bit reluctant to go into too much detail. Maybe in future I’ll write a proper post about it, when I feel it might actually be taken seriously.

So is wikipedia just bait too?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans:_Gender_and_Race_in_an_Age_of_Unsettled_Identities

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transracial_(identity)

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

Cool. I hope you have supportive people around you and the transphobia in the comments is not representative of your experience. Mind if I ask what you identify as?

Thank you! I actually don’t tell anyone I’m transracial except my partner. As you probably saw from most of the replies here, Lemmy, supposedly a bastion of diversity and equality, got hateful real fast. Real life isn’t much different.

The furry community, another group that’s often ostracized, has actually been very open to it. My partner is a furry, and while I’m not, I’ve been to several conventions to support her passion. People there have been super cool and respectful during transracial discussions.

I identify as Sub-Saharan African, specifically from the Kalenjin ethnic group of Kenya.

For the record, I support you. Just understand that a lot of people on Lemmy only support what’s trendy or what their bubble tells them to support. Most haven’t taken the time, and won’t take the time, to actually look into the logic or legitimacy of transracial identity. If there aren’t viral TikToks about it or high-profile progressives endorsing it, they won’t touch it.

There are thoughtful essays and a small number of people speaking up, but it’s still a niche topic. Instead of reading articles or engaging with the arguments, many will just write you off as a troll. It’s easier for them than thinking critically.

But here’s the truth: the logic behind transracial identity is not that different from transgender identity. Both involve a deep personal identification that can clash with the category assigned at birth. Both challenge rigid social constructs about what race and gender even are. And both can involve real psychological and cultural alignment, not just superficial imitation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans:_Gender_and_Race_in_an_Age_of_Unsettled_Identities

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transracial_(identity)

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

Give it a few years. The same people mocking this now will pretend they were always open-minded about it.

I support you, and I’m transracial myself. I expect to catch bans and hate DMs for saying that—from the same people who swear they’re anti-hate and all about inclusion.

Great tips. Thank you!