There are various reasons Lemmy succeeded as a Reddit alternative where others failed. One of the underappreciated ones is probably that the devs were communists. I know that sounds a little strange
  • Omega_HaxorsEnglish
    201·
    10 个月前

    Considering the article used “tankie” unironically and referred to a far right instance owner as being “pretty chill” I think it’s safe to guess the political leanings of the author.

    • FloonEnglish
      9·
      10 个月前

      Whatever the authors leanings are, they make a good point. Lemmy has followed Karl Popper’s maxim “Tolerant societies must be intolerant of intolerance.” It’s just that simple.

      • CrypticCoffeeEnglish
        4·
        10 个月前

        I mean moderation doesn’t neccesarily support that. You can be tolerant but remove stuff that is far in the fringes. Lemmy has quite a mix. World hates left wing, ml is left wing. Ee is pretty open.

      • JohnDoe@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
        1·
        10 个月前

        Being intolerant does not necessarily mean complete exclusion. Like one-way federation is still allowed right? So if some folks wanna comment they can still get the same content, the folks who don’t won’t. I think that’s a decent middle ground for the meantime.

      • Omega_HaxorsEnglish
        11·
        10 个月前

        If anything it makes their point even stronger if their ideology is screaming at them not to put communists above fascists in any circumstance.

        • morrowindOPEnglish
          2·
          10 个月前

          if their ideology is screaming at them not to put communists above fascists in any circumstance

          I really have no idea where you got such an impression

          • Omega_HaxorsEnglish
            1·
            10 个月前

            Years of personal experience. Yes, I’m doing the intellectual equivalent of “Source: I made it up” deal with it.