Ask HN: Reddit alternatives (that aren't Mastodon)

Post by xigoi » Thu, Jun 08, 2023, 8:45 AM UTC

hayst4ck wrote: post #20

ranger_danger wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lemmy is openly politically hostile: https://0x0.st/HbDc.jpg Also there are some people who detest it based on the fact that it is written in Rust.

Liberalism is an ideology that contradictions are wrong. Conservatism is an ideology that authority is right. These are core axioms that define belief systems. This manifests itself as liberal spectrum people having to adjust their beliefs with new information, while conservative spectrum people mold new information by their currently existing beliefs. That's pretty black and white, and the truth is much more grey, b…

Post by hayst4ck » Thu, Jun 08, 2023, 8:58 AM UTC

xigoi wrote: post #32

hayst4ck wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Neutrality means supporting whoever has more power to dominate. Neutrality means support for injustice because the cost of enforcing justice is too high.

There's a lot of conflicts in the world. I bet you're neutral on many of them (because you don't even know them). Does that mean you actively support the winning side?

Post by wwfredrogersdo » Sat, Jun 10, 2023, 1:13 PM UTC

ranger_danger wrote: post #7

tester457 wrote: post #5

> NOT an alt-right hive. Lemmy is the only alternative I have seen so far that has learned from the failures of Voat. But the userbase is tiny, and smaller than even niche subreddits.

Lemmy is openly politically hostile: https://0x0.st/HbDc.jpg Also there are some people who detest it based on the fact that it is written in Rust.