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

submitted 1 week 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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[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

So? What are you going to do about it? Shitposting does nothing.

If you want to make any difference (which, let's be honest, it's mostly shitposting here), you get on an auto-masturbator next to them, and mention a thing or two when you're both recharging. Maybe, just maybe you'll plant a seed.

[–] Jentu@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Do you think I'm trying to convince you to become political or to change your ways? Or are you just imagining my responses without reading them? My entire point is there's no such thing as being apolitical in a political world. Every single action you take or doesn't take reinforces or undermines the current system unless you're in kindergarten in a heated discussion about your favorite color. Assuming you're not in kindergarten, you should be able to handle a bit of how various topics are impacted or are connected to politics regardless of your own participation in those discussions.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Me? I'm pretty heavily involved in IRL politics and have been for years.

I was nice to OP. That's it.