Migillope

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

I don't passively use it anymore, but I'll use it as a reference for past posts.

"How to determine undertone lemmy" doesn't really work like "... reddit"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You ask three different questions here but expect only one response.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You can't convince me this isn't a baguette

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They put it in quotes, as if they were quoting something. Yet there is no citation for it. Very strange.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I am annoyed with all the deleted high-activity comments as well.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You don't police the English language. I don't know what else to tell you.

One phrase can refer to multiple things; "free speech" often refers to the ability to say whatever you like* without repurcussions from an authoritative figure, be that the government, Elon Musk's cronies, or Lemmy moderators. Obviously it is not a constitutionally protected right in the latter contexts, but then again the phrase wasn't "right to free speech."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

You cannot claim this on behalf of other people. I myself sometimes refer to lax moderation rules as "free speech focused" moderation. It has nothing to do with the government.

That isn't to say that some, or even many, people don't use the phrase assuming that it is their constitutionally protected right to spread vitriol on the internet. But to imply that this is the only common meaning is disingenuous.