Oh, that's cool! I think they were fully closed when I tried to join due to the huge influx of users, but it's a very fair method of admitting new users then!
LoreleiSankTheShip
I like the way you're thinking
I'd argue Lemmygrad is worse than .ml
.ml has people on it that aren't into politics or that discuss other things, due to having been the largest instance when the Reddit api fiasco happened. Many people choose to stay there simply out of laziness or reasons other than ideology.
Lemmygrad and Hexbear are, on the other hand, explicitly political and have certain ideologies as themes which inherently create conflict/discourse with people of other ideologies.
On that note, is slrpnk open registration now? It wasn't when I joined Lemmy, .ml was the only one I could join at that time.
This issue doesn't stem from the left, it stems from many self-proclaimed centrists actually espousing right wing ideology to the point it has become almost a dogwhistle.
A tad perplexing.
If Reddit pulls these kinds of moves two more times or so, I'm 100% certain Lemmy will have all the niche communities you'd ever want. This place is much better!
Imagine how pissed someone who wanted to get away from civilization via the generation ship would feel
You can't stop me from glamorizing the grind...
...of becoming a wizard in Runescape!
Even so, it's baffling to me why Ukraine didn't shut it down earlier
Who would have thought that relying on fossil fuel from a country invading the middleman between you is a bad idea? I'm shocked!
"Angry bitter pathetic woke feminist betraying the white race by refusing to grow up, who actually wants to have kids but is too ugly to attract even a beta cuck"
God I feel filthy just writing that, I can't imagine how people are okay thinking things even a quarter as nasty as that.