[–] 13 points 1 month ago (20 children)

Being inebriated around dozens to hundreds of strangers who themselves are consuming mind altering substances isn't exactly a safe situation. Take the fun of it being a party away from it and just zoom out with that context. Nobody has their full faculties.

I'll pile on with there is no defense of predators, but you can make choices about the environment that you put yourself in and the state that you are in when you go there.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    But they were. And now the resolution needs to not only include removing the cameras but also the freedoms from those who have been blatantly violating the rights of millions of Americans. From the oligarchs, the senators involved, the council members who got paid off, to every single employee in between that chose to go to work for these companies knowing full well their objective.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    While you've got the attention of the class: Holding a sign at a passive protest in an already liberal city is not political activism, it is virtue signalling. Go do voter engagement, phone banking, etc.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Which is literally why lemmy is the only possible replacement. It's the only path for users to choose not an evil corporation. Hypothetically reddit could operate an instance, and we could all give them the finger and block/defederate from them. We have to foster the growth of niche hobby, community, and activity boards though. It can't all be left leaning politics and meme shit posting. We need to encourage those who share expertise to come contribute. That lemmy is the defacto aggregate forum. It is the only form factor corporate ownership can't swallow up.

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