I used to contribute, but I’ve mostly stopped even visiting Lemmy because of all the propaganda from places like Lemmy.ml. Totally killed my excitement for it.

Why are you mad, Lemmy.ml and its constant propaganda and misinformation is one of the main reasons Lemmy isn’t thriving.

Agreed, seems there are more real users than shills/bots, and I try to avoid fighting them. If you take a little time and tag users you suspect of spreading misinformation, it gets pretty easy to identify the frequent offenders pushing Kremlin/CCP talking points.

Yeah I don’t want to yell at tankies either. They’re generally trying to do the right thing, but unfortunately a combination of ignorance and arrogance means they’re causing harm instead.

But the paid shills, fuck them. I hope they die in a drone attack as Ukrainians defend themselves from the sociopaths in the Kremlin.

I’ve intentionally left it unblocked because I want to do my part to make the fediverse succeed. But at this point that might be the best approach. I’ll probably do that or just leave.

For what it’s worth, I’ve always appreciated your positive and helpful contributions here. If Lemmy was full of users like you it would be fantastic.

I’ve almost stopped using Lemmy because of the kind of content you’re describing. I’ve never even told anyone I use Lemmy because I don’t want them to judge me by association. The politics on here is extremist, hateful, divisive, and non-fucking-stop.

I disagree that it’s not CCP/Kremlin bots and shills. I think a LOT of it is. Without ongoing support from those malicious authoritarian governments, Lemmy.ml, lemmygrad, and Hexbear would have half the content and engagement.

Really nobody in the thread is going to talk about Kremlin disinformation campaigns? That’s absolutely part of it.

A month old thread and your post gets 9 upvotes in a day. Fuck off.

If nobody is renting out family homes, there will be no family homes to rent. Many people prefer to rent their home.

Yes, like pushing back against lemmy.ml

the other side

Kremlin propaganda isn’t the other side

Yeah. They’ll also use it to spread their disinformation/marketing etc.

The combined annual budget of all Fediverse instances for addressing the problem isn’t enough to buy a pack of gum

Twitter and Meta are corporate social media, but the Fediverse has a chance to be something entirely different

And full of propaganda, especially from Lemmy.ml

Not surprising to me that its faltering, but very disappointing

Day 3: They still sing. Though I had prepared myself, my fortitude crumbles under the weight of this endless song. I feel the madness begin to gnaw at the edges of my mind…

Yeah, reddit is corporate plastic these days. Fake, cheap, unhealthy.

Lemmy.ml is actively spreading malicious authoritarian propaganda, better to just avoid it

Absolutely.

The dictator alliance (Kremlin, CCP, Pyongyang, Tehran) are using our open societies and free speech against us. We need to use it against them too.

Fair point. I see that as a potential silver lining in this whole Kremlin disinformation era. At least some people will see it for what it is and learn.

There’s less advertising but more propaganda