Hi, Lemmy! So I made two mistakes. But I’d like to inform Lemmy, that there is a free speech version of the Lemmy code being used to throw racial slurs around. That instance is called goatpen.co I advise you not to go there, as you will come across racial slurs on the front page.

So my first mistake was asking what people on discussions.app like to use for different social networks. One instance, as mentioned above was goatpen.co. My curiousity got the better of me, and I went to check it out. That was my second mistake. That place is a cesspool.

That’s all I wanted to say. Someone or some company is using lemmy’s code to host a lemmy-clone and make it a cesspool.

  • jhghjb (he/they)
    129·
    3 years ago

    Just like a kitchen knife can be used by murderers does not mean that the kitchen knife manufacturer should actively monitor who is buying their knifes and go after the ones with bad intentions in my opinion

    wrong

    I’d just say to block those from federating to your own instances and stop giving those instances attention

    that humanizes them, they’ll feel like “i’m not allowed there but at least i can exist”, which is a very dangerous precedent

    • Thann
      6·
      3 years ago

      Can you explain how we could practically ban kitchen knives from being bought by murders? Also, have you seen minority report?

      • jhghjb (he/they)
        69·
        3 years ago

        Can you explain how we could practically ban kitchen knives from being bought by murders?

        other, more progressive, countries have done it: https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives

        Also, have you seen minority report?

        i support minorities so i would never report them

        • joojmachine
          16·
          3 years ago

          i support minorities so i would never report them

          ok that got a genuine chuckle out of me

          • jhghjb (he/they)
            111·
            3 years ago

            you think it’s a joke? i’m out here fighting hate online by moderating reddit 10+ hours a day so people like you can have a nice environment

            • joojmachine
              5·
              3 years ago

              learn to take a joke bro, minority report is the name of a show so yeah, I think your reaction was funny

              • jhghjb (he/they)
                114·
                3 years ago

                i apologize for not reading you comment properly and misinterpreting what you said

                but i still find concerning that a movie with ‘minority’ in the name has a wh*te protagonist

                • roastpotatothief
                  7·
                  3 years ago

                  it’s not about that kind of minority. you should watch it. it’s very good. makes you think about these issues a new way.

                • slacktoid
                  21·
                  3 years ago

                  The word minority has multiple definitions, to be clear refer to non white non straight people as minorities is ambiguous, they as a collective are a minority of the population and so so colloquially called minorities.

        • Thann
          3·
          3 years ago

          That is about banning long folding knives, not kitchen knives. Fundamentally you can ban things to prevent murders. You can ban some things to try and reduce the rate, but you can never stop murders from happening.

        • lorabe
          31·
          3 years ago

          what is going on in there, i am a minority in usa and if i suck as a person i deserve to be held accountable.

          Please don’t give me a privilege that i didn’t request.

    • Nasst
      61·
      3 years ago

      Please tell me you’re a troll.

      “At least I can exist” being “dangerous precedent” is low key advocating for genocide, btw.

    • slacktoid
      51·
      3 years ago

      Could you elaborate with a reason or so for why they are wrong?