• Lvxferre [he/him]English
    28·
    3 days ago

    Do you mind if I rant about related stuff?

    1. Posters who derail discussions about uncommon topics, so they can talk about what 90% of Lemmy/PieFed/Mbin is already talking about.
    2. Posters who can’t be arsed to do due dilligence, too irrational to interpret what others say, but still assuming / lying that they’re “helping” when they screech at random people.
    3. Posters who equate 50 with either 0 or 100. Doubly so when it comes to morals.
    4. Posters who assume that, unless you’re talking 100% of the time about a topic, you don’t care about it.
    5. Posters who whine if you write more than two lines of text.

    Sorry if it’s a wee bit off-topic, but I had to get it out of my throat. (Or fingers.)

    • Iced Raktajino@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      131·
      3 days ago

      Apparently I still have some curating to do on my subscription/blocks. It’s not about any one specific person - just the Debbie Downers that pop up.

      • OpenStars@piefed.socialEnglish
        203·
        3 days ago

        A LARGE fraction of these can easily be curated by noticing what instance they are on. Hexbear tends to hold trolls, and while not everyone on Lemmy.ml is insane, conversely the most batshit insane comments I’ve received on Lemmy kept coming from there (less so than lemmygrad.ml, but still very noticeable).

        So rather than leave the Threadiverse behind, I just personally blocked those instances, and I’m much happier ever since (note you can’t really do that using Lemmy software as the “instance block” feature is misnamed, only offering a “community mute”, but PieFed and a very select number of rare apps can do it, or custom Ublock filtering).

  • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
    154·
    3 days ago

    Problem with this meme being it’s always the worst people who use it as a defense.

    “Chick fil a is a corporation that directly financially supports anti-lgbt groups and should not be supported.”

    “Ugh why does it matter, the chicken tastes good. Let people enjoy things!” (real conversation I’ve had, albeit tl;dr’d)

    • Iced Raktajino@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      94·
      2 days ago

      Edit: For clarity, the “you” used here is the collective you and not “you” as in the account I’m replying to.

      For the record, I agree with your example and personally won’t eat/buy The Lord’s Chicken™. But do you really think you’ve changed anyone’s mind? Probably not. All you’ve accomplished is making yourself feel morally superior. You don’t like something? Fine, more power to you. Don’t buy/support the thing (you should see the ever-growing list of companies and subsidiaries I won’t buy from). But also don’t slide into the DMs of other people’s lives and shit all over what little brings them joy. Why is this hard?

      • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
        71·
        3 days ago

        I don’t jump into other peoples lives. The example I gave is something that was brought up in person due to its relation to the conversation being had. I also feel like “shit[ting] all over what little brings them joy” is a bit of an over simplification. If what’s bringing them joy is also indirectly harming them, I feel like it should be discussed provided its on topic and not brought up out of the blue for no reason. To give a very simplistic broad example, asbestos. It was used for years as insulation, and contractors swore by it. New research comes out that says exposure gives you cancer. Do we ignore the fact asbestos gives you cancer, just because people are already using it and find it useful in their workflow? To bring it back to the original example, do we let people who identify as allies and/or queer continue to financially support chick-fil-a just because they can’t easily get a replacement that’s morally sound?

        I get it, people should be allowed to enjoy their hobbies, their indulgences, and their worldly surroundings. I don’t disagree with that. People who bring up the fact that sometimes those things may be harmful and alternatives should be found should not be shamed though. That is unless they’re being a dick about it, or bringing it up constantly to the same person who doesn’t want to hear it. In which case, queue the definition of insanity script.

        edit: thinking about it, you probably were talking about people on the fediverse doing this out of turn and not the example I was thinking of.

        • Iced Raktajino@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          edit: thinking about it, you probably were talking about people on the fediverse doing this out of turn and not the example I was thinking of.

          I was. Collective “you” and not a personal “you”. Could’ve been more clear I suppose. I usually try to say “one” instead of “[collective] you” but sometimes that makes the phrasing awkward.

          • Turret3857@infosec.pubEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            that’s fair. i apologize for using your brain power for this thing I lacked the ability to use brain power on, LOL

  • rothaine@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    Oh, you like going to Small Local Gym? Well did you know that the dumbbells they have are made by A Corp, which is a partner of B Industries, who is a main supplier of C Inc which is a subsidiary of NESTLE. So by going to that gym you are POISONING BABIES.

  • magnetosphere@fedia.io
    8·
    3 days ago

    I just try to remember that I’m not always at my best when I comment, either. Sometimes the most polite response is to make no response at all. Not even a downvote. Don’t draw attention to it. Just let it die.

  • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
    82·
    3 days ago

    Christ this is so fucking real 🥲

    I’m tempted to save this and post it any time we’re doing that, but then I’m sure everyone would decide it doesn’t apply when they do it lol

    A+ meme, A+ commentary

      • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Thank you 😊

        My hair has grown out a ton, and while I’d like to get it cut (and also probably should while searching for a job) I thought it’d be nice to update my picrew and I really like the way it turned out!

        I hope things are well in your world 😊

    • Iced Raktajino@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Go for it. You don 't even have to credit me. I consider everything I post to be public domain anyway, double-so if it’s used for good.