As I’ve used Lemmy, I’ve discovered just how politically charged it can be. This is likely just due to the nature of the software and the types of people that tend to care about it, but I’d like to avoid associating with radicals, both left and right. As such, I want to make a new account on a new general-purpose instance. I can speak German, so I was thinking feddit.org or lemmy.at, but I know nothing about them. What do you suggest?
The fact that you describe ideas such as universal healthcare and transgender rights as “radical” tells me all I need to know
[…] you describe ideas such as universal healthcare and transgender rights […]
Wait, am I missing something? Their post doesn’t mention any of that. Can’t find anything like that in their profile or modlog either.
Yeah I think the guy is bullshitting
He literally never said any of that. Looked through his entire post and comment history.
Chill out dude.
Far left probably refers to the tankies that are somewhat widespread on lemmy, not universal healthcare
The idea of “political neutrality” is naive or bad faith.
What you want is a right-wing sub. They pride themselves on being centrist, reasonable, and uncontroversial. You’re going to get lots of radical ideology, but don’t take it seriously bro, it’s just a joke.
Left subs may seem obnoxious with their politics, but that’s just because we’re trying to persuade you with argument instead of tricking you with flattery.
By politically neutral they could just mean a place that doesn’t have to introduce politics into everything
“Everything is politics” - Thomas Mann
Reality isn’t politically neutral. Most niche communities are pretty apolitical but if you want to interact with news communities you’ll be out of luck.
feddit.org is a good choice, folks over there are pretty moderate. However as Lemmy is federated, you will still interact with extremist instances and their users such as hexbear.net or lemmy.ml, if your instance does not defederate.
You will learn fast which communities to avoid, just block then and mind your own business.
Other comments make a point though questioning your concept of left/right.
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