We live in the UK. She didn't go any further than this. I got her to download TOR and use the "old.Reddit" trick to bypass this so it was only mildly infuriating for her in the end

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[+] -7 points 1 year ago* (22 children)

Honestly Lemmy gets mentally draining, constant political drama that is guaranteed to lean left, barely any non-partisan or neutral discussions happen here and god forbid anyone say anything that can be seen as conservative because a barrage of insults are certain to come your way.

While I support the Lemmy project there are quite a few communities that I had subscribed to on Reddit that are missing here.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I had to make an account that had no news and tried to limit anything that could regularly get too political for mental health

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    something tells me you whining about not having enough conservative propaganda on a site, that wants nothing to do with it, go back to reddit.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    My “whining” is because of people like /u/dickalan@lemmy.world. This is what makes Lemmy mentally draining, they’re hellbent on their political ideology and if you don’t conform you get ousted, fed to the fishes so to speak.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I hear you.

    I'd never really encountered the nutty parts of progressive politics until coming to Lemmy. Often times you don't need to say something conservative, but merely say something that challenges a poorly conceived thought bubble and you get piled on.

    There's a really strong sense of idealism here. A lot of users deal in absolutes and don't seem able to engage with the nuance of life.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Lemmy sucks it just sucks different, its the photo negative of truth social and anyone who thinks that this place isnt just a different echo chamber is deluded.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    No matter what happens, I always expect Lemmy to have the worse possible take.

    I also don't like that politics seems to spill into every community

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    I also don't like that politics seems to spill into every community

    Yes! This right bloody here, not everything needs to be political!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Unfortunately, everything is affected by politics.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    You do realize you just proved me right.

    god forbid anyone say anything that can be seen as conservative because a barrage of insults are certain to come your way.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Congrats you’re sticking in a round in a place you’re not wanted you’re clearly one in 1 million kid. Do you want to open yourself to more abuse You fucking glutton for punishment

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