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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26567894

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[–] LibreHans 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I just went through the modlog to see which comment was removed any why, and seeing your comment just reinforces my impression that posting anything on lemmy isn't worth it. Your comment was obviously removed because somebody disagreed with you, not because you disrespected anybody participating in the discussion (rule 2).

[–] whoxtank28 3 points 4 days ago

To be fair, that is lemmy.ml. I think it is probably related to the reason that this post gained no traction here, and has many upvotes there...

[–] whoxtank28 1 points 4 days ago

Also, I find it funny that this post has been allowed to remain on this instance, even though it portrays an idea that is not popular here. Democracy determined the fitness of this post in the marketplace of ideas, and found it lacking.

My comment on this post at .ml was removed for being unpopular with the mods, though not entirely unpopular with the people. Authoritarian rule determined that my comment was not allowed in the marketplace of ideas...curious...