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[–] CallateCoyote 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Is it? I am indeed happy that CEO died. He deserved it. Fuck him.

Is Lemmy basically just Reddit Junior then? No real improvements to freedom of speech? More moderators being over zealous and deleting posts and banning people left and right and controlling the narrative? I don’t really know what this place is all about I guess. I’m not like super hateful or anything but I’m not going to pretend I’m on the side of monsters who ruin the world for profit. I fit in beautifully on Reddit circa 2008.

Looks like TikTok is the only place you can actually be a real mother fucker and my country is shutting that down soon. What a bummer.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Lemmy is just the software that runs on various instances (servers) that all talk together.

I like to think Lemmy is the multiverse version of Reddit. Don't like your instance and admins? Join a new instance.

[–] CallateCoyote 1 points 11 hours ago

Thank you. I was told by another user to try an anarchist instance. It’s not like I’m some hate-monger or even at all abrasive. I’d just like to see the kind of freedom we had on Reddit in 2008 where the community is allowed to moderate itself outside of some obvious exceptions. We didn’t know how good we had it then. Peak days of online discussion.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I have genuinely started to dislike the internet as a whole in the last couple of years, where everyone is trying to be "familiar-friendly " and "corporate-friendly" like wtf? Even I've got enough shadow bans on me(especially on the ones by google) that I've almost got a strange gut reaction when using a swear word, to stop and consider if it's going to get me banned. But atleast I'd be able to say what I want. Even then, I'm just so much more happy that I can type out long-ass 10 page rants and it would not be considered a spam, just because of being long on reddit and eternity. Also, fuck lemmy world mods for censorship.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Lemmy world isn’t a government and you don’t want completely unrestricted speech on forums dude.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

CP is speech. You want CP?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You didn’t say “I’m glad he’s dead.” You called Luigi a hero and called for other heroes to go kill more people. That’s very different.

[–] CallateCoyote 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yup, here's hoping. With a little luck, some would-be mass shooters will also hopefully reconsider their objectives after seeing how much love Luigi is getting and at least go out doing something positive for society instead of shooting innocent people. School shootings are so 1998 and real virgin behavior.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You’re missing the point. You were incredulous at being banned. I explained why. Now you’re saying “yes I did that.” So that’s why you were banned. Advocating for violence/murder.

Do you get it?

[–] CallateCoyote 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, I 100% know why I was banned by a corporate website that abandoned the policy of free speech they were founded on years ago. I don’t care. I’m done playing nice and thinking and saying what I’m “supposed to.” Fuck these people and all who lick their boots.

My question is what is Lemmy about? Can I say I’m glad that CEO got shot and I hope it becomes a new positive trend in the world here? Cause that’s my honest take, and it’s been so refreshing to see that it’s the predominant take among friends, family, and coworkers in the real world as well. We think Luigi is just great.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

If the instance admin is smart they’ll ban you before the feds knock on their door

[–] CallateCoyote 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Well, that's a real bummer. Not like I'm saying I want to do it personally. Bit too old for revolution. Haha. I am absolutely cheering it on from the sidelines though. Go Luigi #1!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I think what a lot of people on Lemmy and the broader Fediverse don’t seem to appreciate is that instance Admins can be held liable for the contents of their instances. The obvious example is CP, but it extends well beyond that, so when we go on these boards and start saying things that will get the attention of government authorities, we are actually putting instance Admins in a very difficult and unenviable position because we want to chest pound and sound tough. If what you were doing could somehow drive change or whatever I would be more supportive of it potentially. But ultimately this is just tough guy shit on the Internet, and I don’t think it’s fair for the admins to have to face serious repercussions over it (almost all of which are spending their money to make this happen).

The only instances that are truly “free speech” platforms are either actually not truly free speech platforms where all is allowed OR they are just counting down the days until they have to stop or are otherwise shutdown.

[–] CallateCoyote 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t agree that it’s “tough guy” shit at all because, again, nowhere am I saying I have the balls to do what this great man did. He’s the tough guy. I just have a righteous justice boner from his honorable actions and hope to see more of it. So I’m speaking out in favor of the actions of a true hero of the people. That is all.

Attention from the feds? What are they going to do about it? It’s not a crime to approve of the shooter’s actions. It’s not a crime to be happy somebody is dead. If they plan to investigate everybody who merely approves of this event, they sure have their work cut out for them… because it rightfully appears to be the majority of the population.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

It is potentially a crime to call for people to kill other people. Yes you are probably fine. But the admin has to be the one to deal with it, and you're far from the only jabroni acting way. On my server I remove that shit immediately and warn the person. Second time they're banned.

What do you think entire previous chain of comments was about? You didn't just say you approved. You didn't just say you were happy. You said you want other people to go out and kill billionaires like he did. We literally just went over this. You said that true.

Think of the people who have to clean up your shit. Most of the admins who make all this possible are doing us a great service.

[–] CallateCoyote 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That’s right. I’m far from the only one. I’m not a general issuing orders to anybody but I am a huge fan!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Man talk about talking to a brick wall jfc

[–] CallateCoyote 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I hear everything you’re saying and I was never at any point incredulous about the Reddit ban. You appear to not hear me: I don’t fucking care. My life would be better if I didn’t spend so much time wasting away on these platforms so if I’m to be banned from here too for having a very valid and popular opinion, “okey dokey” as Luigi would say.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] CallateCoyote 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you, sir. Been a real pleasure.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 22 hours ago

On tiktok youre a real motherf🐈er lmao