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Why is all of Lemmy politics? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 hours ago by OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Seriously every other post, every sub seems like nothing but politics. It's so boring and disgusting. What made reddit great at one time was the diversity of genres and depth. Lemmy is very shallow and politically motivated it seems. I have been here since the Reddit exodus. It's always been this way.

Do different Lemmy servers have different content?

Are certain severs curated?

Where do I find the depth and deep subject matter.

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[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Every time I see a politics news or comic or meme I block that community. It's great my entire feed is fun stuff and cool art

[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Enjoy hiding your head in the sand from the livestreamed genocide and imperialism going on in the world. In that regard, you are worse than the Germans ignorant of the Holocaust when it was happening...

[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I consider doom scrolling to be an unhealthy way to consume news and an ineffective tool for political change. Protests, strikes, and voting change politics. There is little to be gained by algorithmically filling my body with cortisol and adrenaline.

My head is not in the sand because I read apnews and reuters periodically.

I prefer for lemmy to be an enjoyable place to visit. If it was an endless feed of doom I would uninstall and read a book instead.

[–] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 0 points 7 hours ago

Lol, downvotes because you are doing the smart thing.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 hours ago

If I'd do that, I could look at my feed weekly and scroll through it in 60min max.
Not too unhealthy but not what I want to use it for.