i foud out about this place a few days ago… upon arriving i saw some misinformation spreading around. I called dit out and the response has been bullying name calling and being told to leave he site. is this what lemmy is?

Just wanna check before I go…

  • MagicShel@programming.dev
    39·
    2 months ago

    You’re a new account who shows up and immediately starts arguing with people and insisting your interpretation is the only correct one. And you keep fighting and fighting and fighting long after you have anything new to add. Frankly you come across as the bully or at least you hold no moral high ground.

    And I say this as someone unafraid to call out the zeitgeist when I think they are wrong. I take my downvotes when it happens and I engage honestly and respectfully with people I disagree with. I don’t think I’ve ever had a comment deleted.

    So it’s not that you’re being censored for your views, but because you’re an asshole about them in places that don’t tolerate that. And frankly I would rather an asshole on “my” team be censored than someone I can disagree respectfully with.

    Food for thought. Come back when you’re ready, if you want.

    • Hammocks4All@lemmy.ml
      9·
      2 months ago

      This whole thing reeks of “I came here, acted perfectly reasonably and logically, and everyone else, astoundingly, was illogical and mean to me. I’m so smugly innocent. I’m the victim. This makes no sense!”

      Not one bit of self-reflection.

      Is there an archetype or myth about this behavior? There must be. Some type of ironic “innocent” contrarian? The little brother who provokes then runs to mommy to tattle?

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
    211·
    2 months ago

    wrt the “”“misinformation”“” you called out:

    When a cop feels unsafe you should flop bonelessly to the ground so they can establish dominance, it’s the only way to survive.

  • Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
    17·
    2 months ago

    Lemmy is a federated space. You can join an instance where your views are more in-line with the other users, or you can stay and expect to get pushback.

    That’s the cool thing about Lemmy, it’s not a single thing, it’s a federation of many smaller spaces with different focuses, interests, vibes, etc.

    But heads up, if you are defending the cop in Illinois that slaughtered that woman in her house, you’re either completely clueless of American policing (which would make sense given that you’re not from here) or you are a nasty cop-simp.

    The cop got slapped with multiple charges. Even his own department thought it was fucked what he did, which is rare because pigs generally like to wallow together in the same shit.

    • ImpressiveEssay@lemmy.worldOP
      222·
      2 months ago

      Hm… I find it interesting to see people argue in favour of echo chambers.

      In today’s world… that kinda baffling b

      • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
        16·
        2 months ago

        The above is saying that Lemmy is not monolithic and if you find one instance an echo chamber there are other instances that may be more to your liking.

        • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
          4·
          2 months ago

          Thank you, yes. I can kinda see how OP took it wrong, but this is exactly what I meant. We don’t need to put up with echo chambers any more.

      • BassTurd@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 months ago

        Being the only person on one side of a conversation doesn’t necessarily mean you’re in an echo chamber. It could also just mean that you’re wrong.

  • hagelslager@feddit.nl
    9·
    2 months ago

    It’s a federation of servers with individual communities, so if a server/community is toxic stop participating in it and find or start an alternative. But most communities are tiny to small.

    Edit: spelling