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I've noticed that lemmy as a whole is much more leftist than reddit (outside of political servers of course) (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I can't really think of a reason for that as Reddit is hated somewhat equally by "both" sides of the spectrum. It's just something I find interesting.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm not surprised that people who reject a platform with centralized authority for shifting to "deliver value to shareholders" mode would be more leftist.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

See, my worry was Mastadon's Fascist rep. Lemmy's left twist is no sweat of my back.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I don't mind. Fewer conservatives means higher quality and higher general IQ.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Makes sense that leftists would be more likely to reject the platform that is centralizing power

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Centralized power is authoritarian. Authoritarianism isn't exclusively right. In fact the right/left dichotomy is a simplification of politics that belongs in the stone age. People have different values across a range of issues, that often don't fit a specific mold.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm more right leaning and I use this website. I just hate Reddit and it's blatant censorship. Down with the tryants.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I once got dogpiled in r/lsd of all places for saying employers shouldn't be allowed to drug test for thc. I got swarmed for "being a druggie" in a sub about lsd.

I quit reddit for good not too long after that. What a fucking shithole.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I am not that leftist.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The ultraconservatives already left for gab and truth social. There are some conservative instances and a few nazi ones as well, but the aforementioned two scooped up most of right wingers willing to jump ship.