Its not funny and theyre not mental infants, its calculated, sociopathic geopolitical maneuvering by very capable, ruthless people

If someone is only willing to communicate with you through WhatsApp, they don’t value your friendship.

Block Lemmy.ml, hexbear, and dbzer0, then make your own list of keywords to block (Trump, Elon, murder, angry, etc etc)

Meanwhile, I’m just in this thread to call out Lemmy.ml lies.

The Fediverse is terrible at handling misinformation, maybe its biggest flaw. The budget is precisely $0 and it shows.

Are they an adherant if they’re paid? What about if it’s an LLM?

The people going around loudly policing other people’s language do more harm to leftist causes than good.

I came into this thread just to downvote their lies.

Good point, and I can’t always be right, I know. If I suspect someone is a real person I almost always treat them with respect because, as you say, we need to mend the fabric.

I think I’m doing more good than harm because even if I get it wrong, I’m highlighting the issue. If someone sees me call out suspected disinformation, maybe they’ll think more critically.

At the end of the day, I dislike doing it, but I think its the right thing to do.

I appreciate your comment, and I agree with most of it. But ultimately, I think its critical to call out disinformation from the Kremlin.

I know that sometimes I’ll get it wrong, and I regret that, but even then it calls attention to the issue I’m addressing.

I have no I’ll will towards the average Russian, many of them are good people, I know because I’ve met a lot of them. If they, or Belorussians etc. are upset by my vitriol, they should stop and ask themselves why I’m angry.

The Kremlin is fucking with democracies around the world, theyre waging a vultural war that targets the fabric of societies. I hate them for that. If someone is offended but doesn’t care to understand why I’m angry, they can eat shit.

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Lemmy.ml blah blah blah

I don’t have an anecdote, but I do have a good joke.

Late at night, a German coast guard radio operator gets a distress call. A British ship has capsized and is quickly taking on water.

“We’re sinking, we’re sinking!!” The panicked sailor yells over the radio.

Confused, the German operator takes a minute then responds “What are you… sinking about?”

Maybe I’ll switch to Mastadon. I find myself going back to Reddit as often as using Lemmy these days, so maybe it’s time.

I suspect everyone switching won’t solve the problem. Seems unavoidable that open-access, anonymous social media will be a target for propaganda any time it becomes popular. If everyone leaves for Mastadon, the shills and their LLMs will move over there.

No doubt many have tried the fediverse and walked away because of Lemmy.ml/hexbear.

I don’t even admit that I use it as is because of the propaganda. I’m still hopeful for the future but my enthusiasm is dying.

Well said, I completely agree.

Fuck Meta.

The Kremlin would be thrilled to see you in this thread shitting on the US

Lemmy.ml communism is mostly just a facade for spreading propaganda to useful idiots. If they were real communists I’d have some respect for them.

Lemmy.ml spreads a lot of propaganda/disinformation, has opaque and questionable moderation, and regularly advocates for violence.