It doesn’t work. I’ve tried all the “restarts” they are either faulty in a sense of the don’t work or they are dead and no one uses it anymore. It was shut down in 2022. The others are clones but I haven’t found one that works for me or has anyone on it. It’s dead.
The thing about moderation is that when someone has a vision for a community they envision it with their own values and since everyone has atleast slightly different values and opinions, they run their community how they want. (Granted everyone must still follow the basic rule of civility). Each instance is run in its own way, yet united/federated to work with each other, until one doesn’t seem to work and then it gets defederated from the “network” of instances. But an instance is only as good as the communities that it is made up of. When one community allows too much freedom (if that is even possible) we decide to see what we want. Then, the ones moderating have a choice whether to allow it or not, in accordance with the instances ToS lest the community itself get in hot water.
So, their is a good place for moderation, in balance and yet moderators will still take liberties into their own hands and remove or ban at their own discretion within their own interpretation of the instances rules and their own set rules of the community they are moderating. This becomes a problem when it comes to the struggle between freedom of speech/expression and the best judgement of the moderators. It can become unfair, it can seem unjust but that is the point of having decentralized social media. Anyone can create their own server and run it as they please and, given the right moderation and governance, can remain connected to the other instances without fear of defederation.
So, it is not Lemmy but rather the instance that you choose that actually can matter in this sense. Other than that, I suggest joining an instance that aligns with your values. But it must be noted that their is a lot to be said about miscommunication and the difference between spoken word and that of written text. It is easy to misinterpret where a person might be coming from, easy for someone to express themselves haphazardly and easy for a moderator to see where a comment could be taken in offense. This is where the judgement of a moderator must either be trusted or at the very least, tolerated. Otherwise we have no civil rights on this platform.
Imagine if someone, meaning no harm said something yet another interpreted it in offense, or someone said something insensitive toward a particular group of people yet meant no harm, wanted it to be a lighthearted joke. But you have person B who has dealt with this hate or argumentative nature, which ever the case for their entire life. Now they have a choice whether to respond and defend or let go.
On one hand, they might let everything go and, if everyone did this, Lemmy would be this cesspool of the hostile and grotesque–something Lemmy never stood for. On the other if everyone defended themselves civily and without taking offense, then Lemmy would be perfect, but it is not… We can choose to take offense, it can still hurt to get our comment removed, but we must know why it was removed. This adds more work to an unpaid moderator who has to put their extra time into discerning what to leave and what to remove.
As time goes on and rules become solidified by each person gradually testing a communities limitations, this is what brings Lemmy closer to either a utopia or a dystopia. So, each of us has a responsibility. Do we want Lemmy to be the Orwellian society that is like Reddit or do we put in effort to make it the community, unlike others, that promotes both freedom of speech, civility, innovation and information, connection and positive engagement that is most assumably the vision that Lemmy is supposed to be?
Edit: flow, typos.
The only correct answer.
Isn’t Omegle dead?
No I haven’t but sounds interesting. Thank you.
Thank you .
Reading Thomas Ligotti’s ‘The Conspiracy against the human race’ which is a thrilling take on some relatable topics regarding humanity. A ‘true’ horror in a way. (I am only on the first “chapter” but each chapter is a new take on something we can all relate to and it is chilling.
sees a fully tatted vampire
“wow, look at that guy he’s gotta just live in the sunlight. Too bad he won’t be around much longer”
I can’t seem to access that one.
I’ll give you that one. I thought OP said 3rd. I gotta stop using Lemmy when I am stoned.
Thank you for pointing that out. Do you know any modern idioms? I couldn’t remember any but sayings. I was looking up sayings but a synonym is idioms though they are not perfect synonyms. That last part was just a joke. Mind the lack of “/s”. I do apologize for my “mistakes”. However OP asked about sayings and those “terms” classify as such. I could not find any modern idioms so I went with sayings as per OP’s request. Yet I have recognized the difference, I apologize secondly for not explaining myself clearer. As for the meanings, that is what is colloquial in my experience and that is how they are used sometimes, rather than just the origin, which I could have added in there. I apologize for not adding the true origins as I was going off of straight knowledge and experience using them and hearing them used. Sayings, like words can evolve over time. Thank you again for the observations.
Was homeless recently
Metaphor is dying as well and I wish it wouldn’t. That is a great point. Also, the money spent on coffee is enormous. I just make my own for a lot less.
So much work it must be fun. One day I will be one of those people who has two phones in service at a time for myself but for now let’s hope they don’t take away sideloading.
Note: never messed with Linux but one day I might, let’s see where life takes me.
Seems like there is definitely a need to, still.
“so you’ve seen to-…what, what was that word again I should have wrote it down when that was a thing. Now communications are just burned into our brains. Sorry for the large amount of literally hurtful words”
Listener dies of brain damage
I don’t think I’d ever quit Android unless they pull a move like, idk, banning sideloading completely.
Be careful what you wish for or say, it might actually happen sooner than not. We are getting closer and closer to an Orwellian society and that technology is already hopping on the bandwagon. If control of the market is what they want but cannot have it they will still use every tactic to improve that agenda. It’s hard to notice but it is gradually happening.
(No I don’t watch too much Black Mirror, it’s not an addiction, it’s just inevitable)
This type of humor is paramount.
Waiting for dragon all super to come back is my version of waiting for GTA6. It cannot come soon enough.