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How fucking hard would it be to spin up a Lemmy instance, you know? Conservatives too fucking stupid to buy hosting and run an install package lol
They don't want their own networks. They can't stand each other, either. They demand a captive audience of victims. Unrestricted access to people who don't want to deal with them, but aren't allowed to call them names or tell them where to shove it... because that would be uncivil.
You still need computer knowledge to do that
From my experience, people with computer knowledge are usually more progressive
Calling someone dumb because they cant do what is easy for you to do is dumb
Let me tell you about a time long ago, when it was harder to get on the internet and no one had smartphones and the internet was populated by users who were a whole lot more intelligent and reasonable than what we see today.
I was there. I can verify that the abnormal insanity we see in our politics today began around the same time everyone started walking around with the internet in their hands.
That's true until you hit advanced IT like Networking, Cyber Security and Systems careers. I'm progressive but most of the older dudes I work with are Def far right Trump supporters. We get paid significantly more as well so you know how money and conservatism goes.
I think its really an age thing a bit in IT. Where I am (large talcom), a lot of the old timers are pretty Conservative, but also, they don't seem to know jack about any of the new sort of systems and tech we are using to upgrade the network. Thats all for the younger folks, who are also much more profressive.
iirc there used to be a far right instance on Lemmy displaying Nazi imagery and shit, but they got defederated by almost everyone else and they're either banned in Germany now or the instance is dead
I think that's ExplodingHeads, they shutdown, now HilariousChaos is the newer friendlier ExplodingHeads even though they won't admit it