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  • It's not that you're an idiot, but it's wise to avoid using a chromium/blink based browser since they are building a dangerous monopoly. Firefox is the best known alternative, but there are a couple other options.

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    Similiar to email filters, does Lemmy know of any IRL tips to filter out junk mail?
  • Yeah that tracks, do Google next haha

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    There is a drop in monthly active Lemmy users (from 65k to 57k)
  • If I'm making a mistake, I don't think that would be it. I've been observing Bitcoin and its community since 2011.

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    Similiar to email filters, does Lemmy know of any IRL tips to filter out junk mail?
  • Right, many Europeans have basic consumer protections lol

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    There is a drop in monthly active Lemmy users (from 65k to 57k)
  • Key difference is that Bitcoin people want/need their numbers to go up,up,up as a measure of success.

    Here, we are hoping to cultivate a healthy community (at either/both the instance and fediverse level). From my experience on various subreddits, focusing on growth is not a good way to do this.

    Communities are defined more by who is not allowed in than by who is in the community. Lemmy phase 2 kicked off back in June, and it still needs some time to find its footing at a sustainable rate of growth.

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    Similiar to email filters, does Lemmy know of any IRL tips to filter out junk mail?
  • Be careful about "unsubscribing" to various services.

    They will unsubscribe you, but then they also have all of your information (name, address, anything else) on record and confirmed. They can profit when the sell that data to another mailer "service". It's like a Hydra.

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    What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?
  • The thing is that on leftist forums, the stakes for a veganism debate are pretty high cause it easily causes a 50-50ish flameout.

    Mods would appreciate if people like OP didn't intentionally troll to stir that sort of thing up (if the discussion takes place organically and respectfully, then whatever).

    Mods would also appreciate if people didn't feed obvious trolls who are just starting things up, like you pointed out, there are specific places to post about that sort of topic.

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    Why *is* everything going to shit?
  • Leave the personal attack off in the future please

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    Is The 1975 'new' punk after the kiss in Malaysia?
  • Can you provide a source for this? Makes it easier to moderate if you can back up what you're saying.

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    China's real youth unemployment rate could actually be close to 50% - more than double the official rate
  • Before that can happen, we (as the non-ownership class) need to shift away from the capitalist mode of production, into a more advanced economy. On a global scale this is incredibly difficult, since the United States has a hegemonic influence over global economic affairs, and has been hostile to any states that attempt to subvert the capitalist mode. This is kinda sorta beginning to wane, but it'll be a couple decades still until we see some real progress IMO.

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    China's real youth unemployment rate could actually be close to 50% - more than double the official rate
  • They should clarify for themselves I guess, but by my reading they were commenting on the general topic of "unemployment metrics" rather than the specific situation in the article. If that's the case it'd be a different discussion entirely.

    I'd hope that people understand that the PRC doesn't have a robust social safety net as it stands currently.

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    Mastercard demands US cannabis shops stop accepting debit cards
  • Literally this, nobody really cares about your "online persona". If i haven't added you on discord or something you're just a star her to me IDC what your Lemmy account is

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    Corruption, treason in Ukraine won't be tolerated, Zelenskiy says
  • Fair, I'd be interested in examples, since I mostly know of him from seeing people talk about him on Lemmygrad or wherever (who have their own issues, of course). I can go find them myself though, I appreciate you giving me a general idea about what's up wtih the guy.

    I do appreciate him bringing these interviews on the ground, but I always want to do my best to account for bias and spin, even for things like that that appear straightforward. I haven't even watched the second half of the video cause I figured it would feature him more (maybe that assumption was incorrect idk).

    Definitely sounds like a crackpot who shouldn't be taken too seriously from Wikipedia though. I just think calling something "propaganda" is a shallow criticism on its own.

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    Two protesters burn Koran in front of Iraqi embassy in Denmark
  • I see, I'm gonna make a low-ish effort post, but I'm happy to discuss further if you'd like:

    • Colonization still happens, but I think it matters that it happened in the past too. I would say that one of the most prominent recent examples would be the American invasion of Iraq. There are many political and economic aspects to the invasion, but one cultural angle is that it was widely supported by religious conservatives due to their opposition to Islam. American leadership was ghoulish in their own way, and to incompetent to actually colonize the country, but many of the literal footsoldiers joined the military to "get back at them for what they did to us", although as we know, none of the 9-11 terrorists were Iraqi.
    • Another example that springs to mind is the ongoing homophobic and transphobic hate crimes. One specific example would be the Pulse nightclub mass shooting. I would suggest that most American Christians don't support death for being gay, just the same as most American/Western Muslims don't support death for burning the Quran, but in other countries where religion overlaps more with politics, both of these can be considered serious criminial offenses.

    I only mean to suggest that both religions have a bit of bloodthirst in them, which doesn't apply to everyone, but is certainly comparable. We can go deeper into the details, I just felt like you were giving Christians a bit of a pass that they don't deserve.

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    What would you do with 100 billion dollars to have the most positive impact on the largest number of people?
  • Right, you can assume that people around here aren't racist/homophobic/transphobic etc... Cause even if they are, they're gonna catch a ban as soon as they expose themselves. They generally don't deserve your full wrath if we're fundamentally "on the same side" just cause they are kinda naive and not big fat theory nerds like some people around here.

    In the future you can go against the position, but you repeatedly used "you" in this post making it personal and right up against our civility guidelines.

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    Corruption, treason in Ukraine won't be tolerated, Zelenskiy says
  • Can you substantiate that? I'm only tangentially familiar with his work. He's certainly softer on Russia than other sources, but is he doing more than bringing "balance" to the conversation?

    Watching the clip I showed, I could suspect that he may be leaving out other interviews he did where people were more pro-ukrainian, but at the same time, the woman in the video claims that about 80% of the town supports Russia, which would line up with what I previously understood about the politics of their region.

    I don't particularly care that much about the guys personal politics, and I haven't had that much exposure to them, since my only interest so far has been these two interviews which I personally interpret as primary sources. I would in now way claim that these two people speak for anyone besides themselves, but what they both say is loosely backed up by the data I've seen.

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  • www.nbcnews.com A tale of two disasters: Missing Titanic sub captivates the world days after deadly migrant shipwreck

    A fishing boat crowded with migrants traveling from Libya to Italy sank last week. While hundreds are still missing and feared dead, it has garnered far less attention and resources than the Titan rescue efforts for five people.

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    www.opb.org Oregon motorists might soon be able to pump their own gas

    The state is one of just two that prevents many drivers from fueling up. That would end under a bill headed to Gov. Tina Kotek.

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    www.news5cleveland.com 'No dogs were found alive': 146 dogs found dead in Mantua home of animal rescue co-founder, group says

    The Portage County Animal Protective League is investigating the deaths of dozens of dogs found at the home of the co-founder of an animal rescue group in Mantua last week.

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    www.aljazeera.com Why is US Secretary of State Antony Blinken going to China?

    Expectations are modest for Beijing and Washington in attempt to improve relations after a particularly bumpy year.

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    www.seattletimes.com $930 million in grants announced in Biden’s effort to expand internet access to every home in the US

    The federal effort to expand internet access to every U.S. home has taken a major step forward with the announcement of $930 million in grants to shore up connections in dozens of places where significant connectivity gaps persist.

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