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Mods and bans on Lemmy (lemmy.ml)

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

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Is it just me, or are lots of mods just banning anyone with a dissenting opinion?

I like to be a bit contrarian, play devil's advocate, stuff like that, so sometimes I know what I post isn't going to jive with the community I'm posting in, but I think there's value in that. It starts a discussion and it offers a different pov.

Maybe I'm wrong and stupid, and someone can reply and explain why. I think that would be a net benefit. But what happens instead is my post gets deleted and I get banned. :/

I genuinely think this is a real issue and it leads to echo chambers, but am curious to see what other ppl think? Am I just salty? :)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Really? The guy who called me a moron didn't get a ban. I was polite to him, but got one anyway 😆
What I'm getting at is, when did free speech stop applying to stupid people? (I'm assuming that's why you think I deserve it - for being just factually incorrect, not too rude or anything?)

Ok I'm wrong about stuff, I'm being stupid, but isn't it better for others to rebut my arguments than just banning me? Like if you ban me you don't change my mind, nor do I just stop existing or anything...

I've been thinking about this topic lately, now that corporate social media is all about "free speech" since Trump got re elected. I don't use those platforms, but I think they banned obvious cases like racists and such, and then everyone could pretend those people didn't exist anymore and we live in a nice and happy world without racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. But it's been festering in the background, and now BOOM! you get Trump 2.0 😄

[–] southsamurai 2 points 22 hours ago

No, it isn't better to rebut stupid arguments. It's a waste of time to read them in the first place.

When idiots keep repeating the same stupidity, you have to nip it in the bud before it gets rolling.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

I don't see any argument in those comments.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

It's called the social contract.

If you're still in the teenager mindset, where you get to do whatever you want and it's an atrocity if someone does anything to you, then of course you will feel upset about coming in, picking a fight with everyone in the thread, and them having a little chuckle and heaving you out the door and then getting back to what they were doing before you came in.

I actually have a lot of sympathy for someone who wants to talk in a community where they feel like they are not able to. What you did is not that.