I was just reading this post https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1gmv76n/is_reddit_going_to_remain_the_primary_space_for/ and many barely see the fediverse as an alternative and they seem to have a negative bias towards it. Super ironic when it comes to the self-hosting community. Yes, some instances are problematic, yes, some devs might have had problematic views. But it doesn’t really matter when it’s federated and FOSS. I think it’s clear-cut that the selfhosting community on Lemmy is a perfect alternative to reddit. Why is there such a negative bias?

  • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 days ago

    Calling them “socialist digital creators” is misleading at best, if not an outright insult to socialism.

    They are marxists-leninists who whitewash the crimes committed by the USSR and CCP. They support the genocidal invasion by Russia, a country that is neither socialist or democratic; it’s an authoritarian capitalist oligarchy.

    There is no double standard. You don’t see the CTO of reddit running a subreddit dedicated to whitewashing the Pinochet regime and/or western colonialism in Africa or Asia.

    Reddit is run by sketchy and corrupt individuals, it is possible that in a just world we would even call them criminals. Lemmy’s marxists-leninists are openly supportive of genocidal actions and brutal authoritarian leadership. There is no comparison.

    • Shatur@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      14 days ago

      Could provide a link to a comment or a quote where the devs whitewash the crimes or support genocides?

      • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        13 days ago

        My man, the head developer of lemmy is the admin of lemmygrad. He has a fucking Mao picture in his profile!

        Don’t even try to weasel your way around this. This is not going to work with me.

        I hate these people. Pathetic larpers living in democratic countries while supporting authoritarianism and genocide. And when I say hate, I don’t mean it in the internet slang way (“hater”).

        How should I put this without breaking any rules? I genuinely wish they meet the same fate as “Donbas Cowboy”, Russell Bentley:

        Bentley, 64, was a fixture in the low-level Russian incursion in Ukraine dating back to 2014. Calling himself the Donbas Cowboy, Bentley became a popular figure on Russian propaganda networks for his criticism of the U.S. government.

        Bentley’s wife, Lyudmila, then claimed that Russian soldiers from a tank battalion abducted him.

        According to the Investigative Committee, Vansyatsky, Agaltsev, and Iordanov tortured Bentley on April 8, and he died shortly afterward.

        Vansyatsky and Agaltsev are suspected of blowing up a car with Bentley’s body in it and ordering Bazhin to get rid of what was left of his remains.

        • Shatur@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          13 days ago

          My man, the head developer of lemmy is the admin of lemmygrad

          No, he is not. Check admins section on lemmygrad.ml, which profile do you think belongs to dessalines? He is only admin of lemmy.ml.

          He has a fucking Mao picture in his profile!

          It’s a controversial figure, but it doesn’t mean that the dev supports crimes or genocides.

          How should I put this without breaking any rules? …

          You judge people who support genocide, I get it and I here with you. But wishing death upon others because of their opinions? That’s just hypocrisy.