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Is it money? Is it time? Lemmy is crap.

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[–] Lovstuhagen@exploding-heads.com 5 points 2 years ago (9 children)

The potential for future growth being very limited, and people spending hundreds of dollars a year on the server (a price that will only go up) plus all the effort in posting content...

I see the reason to not continue here.

[–] Scruffy_Nerfherder@exploding-heads.com 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Money can be raised. I think people would pay $20 /year to keep this open - assuming they had assurances, but I guess the cost of time effort and headache is the real burden.

Honestly the rest of Lemmy is a bunch of idiots I have very little interest in talking to.

[–] Sexypink@exploding-heads.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I created an account on another 'decent ' instance but I'm not sure if I'll keep it.

[–] ihatetroons@exploding-heads.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

were there any other instances that do free speech? i see your quotes so not getting my hopes up lol

[–] logen@exploding-heads.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Haven't heard complaints about lemm.ee. And the stated goals and open financials seems pretty promising.

That said, I wouldn't know it if people are routinely censored.

[–] ihatetroons@exploding-heads.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Main site has following rules:

  • No abusive language

  • No bigotry

  • No advertising

  • No pornography

Obviously last 2 aren't relevant here. First two, strictly as written, I wouldn't have issues with but I have seen sooo many leftists sites use the same language to basically virtue signal that they don't like conservatives, conservative ideas, or speaking out in any way against minorities.

Like I can understand not wanting slurs or personal attacks. But not being able to voice the opinion that affirmative-action hurts minorities or that gender-affirming care harms the patient as well as society without being called a bigot seems practically impossible on reddit or 99.999% of Lemmy instances.

Could be these guys interpret those rules literally like I do or could be they interpret things through a Critical Race Theory / leftist lens. I have no clue but I usually put it in reverse when I see this cuz it's so often the leftist interpretation.

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