You could describe the elderly in the same way.

I vote. That’s about it, and that’s all I ask.

Well, when you come up with something more effective, let me know. Until then, I’ll keep doing the very least I can, and I invite you to join me!

And just think what would have happened if only 10% of the people who decided that they didn’t have time to vote against fascist pedophiles had actually shown up.

He would have been one and done. He only won by about 1% more votes. About a third of registered voters didn’t vote.

The system works but only when people participate. When it feels like it isn’t working, it’s because there aren’t enough people working it. All the uninterested and hopeless carry enough weight to tip the scales, and until they start getting involved, they are all sitting on the side of letting the people who fucked it up keep on fucking it up more.

We’d do the same for anyone claiming they don’t believe the earth is round, or that vaccines kill.

Sure, they can have their opinion, but we aren’t going to reinforce the delusion.

There’s a pretty good chance that you aren’t any of those terrible things you think you are. I don’t know, maybe you are, but based on how much everyone seems to dismiss you and put you down, I’d bet you have a lot more going for you than you think.

I’m really sorry that this is how your family treats you. Learn from them all the things you’d never want to put your own family through, and don’t believe them when they put you down. Sounds like you don’t feel comfortable speaking up for yourself, which is fine. There’s nothing wrong with that in general, but that might be why they keep doing it.

But this shatters my delusion of manly men being objectively superior to every other human!

I’m glad I’m not the only one who will never forget this phrase.

I lost interest when I realized that it’s not MULTISTONER.

The phrase was around long before the Internet.

Thanks. I guess I’ve never heard that phrase before.

Your going to have to help me with this one. I think I’m mentally pronouncing something wrong.

I definitely agree with you there. Finding the communities is not easy.

I think when I first started I went through a 411 list and just started adding things that sounds interesting. Many of them still haven’t had any content since I joined, but if they ever do, I’ll catch it.

I also follow /new communities, and every now and then I’ll join a fresh one if it sounds fun. Again, they may not go anywhere, but I’ll know if they do.

Otherwise, I search for things when they randomly pop in my head, or if someone else on here mentions one in particular. Or if I’m bored, I’ll switch to all and see if anything catches my eye.

Anyone want to start a conspiracy theory?

They’re all AI bots learning from your complaints and quietly deleting the most convincing ones.

There’s quite a few of us. I see it referenced often.

Yeah. Leaving other people’s posts in first person definitely makes it feel much dirtier.

I’ve blocked maybe a dozen accounts that probably aren’t even active anymore.

Is everybody else just raw dogging ALL instead of making a subscription list?

Ahh, I knew I recognized the name, but I forgot why.

I remember seeing all those double posts back in the day and being annoyed for you! I always enjoyed reading those strips. Thank you!

I’ve been conflicted about Sanitation for a while.

On one hand, it’s more content. I open Lemmy, and I see a dozen articles that wouldn’t be there otherwise. Sometimes they interest me, and I read them. In that case, I suppose I should appreciate that it was shared at all

But on the other hand, all those posts rarely turn into conversations. Sanitation isn’t hanging around to talk about what they found, they’re already looking for the next batch of posts to steal. I’ve put a tag on them, so even if I do end up reading one of their posts, I avoid voting and commenting. At worst, I’m talking to a robot, or at best, I’m just yelling into the void.