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Why should I continue to financially support the development of Lemmy when the developers operate .ml, an instance that is a prime example of arbitrary censorship? (lemmy.world)

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Please convince me that I should continue my support or advice what I can do. I'm prepared to do my part, but I can only do so if I can be sure that my support is not going to people who think arbitrary Censorship is alright (needs to be based on objective community rules and not on the political agenda of mods).

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

You are supporting the development and technology. That is the great thing about the Fediverse, you go where you want to be, but can reach out to other isolated communities and take the parts that you want and need.

The developers of Lemmy created this specific platform and are improving it. Since Mastodon started, everyone wanted a Reddit replacement, we now have it.

From the Fediverse I have now made life long friends and we have private Matrix chats. Without servers with sepcific communities, I would never have met them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That sounds like a you problem

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (11 children)

Is it my fault if a comment I posted is removed by .ml-Mods simply because it states that there can be no justification for terrorism?

Honestly, I can't support that. Do you see it differently?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

It's like both siding slavery during Nat turner revolt

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Again, why is that my problem? You can post about that literally anywhere else. What you do with your money is not the concern of me, nor anyone else looking at this post.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Apparently, lemmy.ml instance ks only paid from OpenCollective: https://lemmy.ml/comment/18413453

Still the same people though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The literal server isn't the problem. The problem is the power tripping, transphobic assholes who run it. "Supporting Lemmy development" is directly paying those assholes, Nutomic and Dessalines, regardless of how much they want to obfuscate and mislead what actually happens to "Lemmy development" funds. It literally pays Dessalines to have the free time to make a hundred shitty mod actions per day.

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

Do you have examples of them being transphobic?

I've heard other accusations but it's the first time I beard this one, I'm curious.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (3 children)

There is no way to convince a person who is raised in a capitalist system why "arbitrary censorship" is way better than "democracy" where all significant media is capitalist owned. The only difference is that one is honest, the other isnt. If you come to my house, I will absolutely arbitrarily censor you if I dont like what you're saying. Thats called personal freedom.

The "freeze peach" approach is a purely capitalist idea where you supposedly can say anything, even shitting on someone elses table but you have no actual way to change the broken system you're in. Thats how they like you, divided, shitting on those you deem lesser and incapable of organizing.

So no, the people who make lemmy are the people who let you say exactly what you are saying now. From my pov, they deserve huge donations. Does that have to do anything with their instance? Not in my opinion.

But because I like to discuss these things: an instance is your private matter. you can do whatever you like and hear whatever you like. If that means you only say nazi stuff for example, that is your choice. And defunding those who give you actual freedom (before lemmy there was reddit and nothing) while not defunding the police or the state that does the exact opposite (looking at you, USA) is just wild imo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was brought up in a clasical liberal society. That it was also capitalist is incidental.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago

Tomato, tomato. These are just capitalist words for a competitive system with just enough leeway to keep you playing. Since it has been failing recently and people are organizing too much, they need their fascist hammer from the capitalist toolbox. Its very obvious once someone abandons the decoration.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is this a shitlib site?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

.world certainly is but .ml is not.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 days ago

Thanks for the reminder, I think I'll take a look around.

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