Universal Monk @ UniversalMonk @lemmy.dbzer0.com

Notorious Lemmy outlaw. Writer of stuff like **Booty Sweat Jesus and the Ho

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Thanks for being a neutral and logical in this thing.

I think with Philpthebucket, he's just letting his annoyance with me overtake the logic he usually has. I've seen past posts of his where he's showing timestamps, logins, receipts etc to backup his point. But in this particular issue w me, he seems to be letting his feelings take over rather than his usual logic.

Most of his talk about me lately is just "Because of course Universal Monk is..." sorta statements. Which isn't really a good standard. If we're going to use his logic that I'm involved in something just because I'm commenting about a subject in a thread talking about the subject, then he's involved in it too. And you. And everyone who replies to a thread.

I kinda tried to follow the issues that he's reporting, but it's all over the place and he's naming so many people. I just couldn't follow it all. I have no clue what the actual frustration is. Is he for the anti-ai people or against them? Like what is he mad about?

I know I sometimes I give you shit about your takes, but you're a pretty stand-up guy. I still disagree with a lot of your opinions about me, but fuck all, you stay neutral more often than not, so I can respect that and I respect you. (most of the time, haha)

just told me UniversalMonk did nothing wrong

Bro, I love you, but you never miss an opportunity to bring my name up in your posts. I ain't got nothing to do with whatever it is you're going on about, friend. And by the way, I didn't do anything wrong, so whoever told you that is right!

Some AI tech, but no, the song is not all ai. But it is over-produced, because I like it that way.

It's my writing, my voice singing (but way autotuned), my son's band playing some of the music. We performed and recorded the song and they were happy with it, but to me it sounded like it was done in a garage (which it was). So I took the entire thing, put some of it thru ai and asked for suggestions speeding it up with more layers, and used computer to tweak sound and tonal values. And sped up some parts.

So not so much AI-generated, as overly computerized production. The band actually liked the grungier DIY sound, but I preferred the over-produced zingy sound. And since it was my song and I paid them to be my backup band, I did it the way I wanted.

The band is fine with it since I didn't post their name in the production--because it's not a kind of song they like. They actually like it, but it's not their sound at all. They play the grungier one in the sets and local places now tho.

Their lead singer has a much deeper voice than me, so they do more of the screamo metal music stuff. Not my sorta thing at all. I like old-school Blink-182. :)

I was gonna do more, but holy fuck it took me a long time to produce this song since I didn't know what the hell I was doing. Still doesn't sound exactly he way I want it, but I got tired of fucking with it. I have like 140 different versions of it on my computer. Ugh, I am def not a music producer.

AI would have done it better, I'm sure.

PTB. Like always when it comes to them. But brah, nothing says you have to visit comms that you hate and disagree with. I mean, aren't you kinda stirring up drama on purpose?

Ok, I gotta agree with your statement! lol

whose entire premis is built around preemptive bans (i think ‘pleasant politics’ is one.

Yep, he has a bot (santabot or some shit) and he pre-emptive bans anyone that has even been downvoted a few times about any subject over all of Lemmy. LMAO. Guy's a dick about it too. He tried to report me for ban evasion for posting to his comm, but I had no idea I was even banned from there.

So a bunch of people pointed out that his bot doesn't notify of bans, and that how is it ban evasion if they don't know they've been banned from there. He said he didn't care. lmao

But if you don't like AI art, and downvote them without commenting, then why does it matter if you are banned from the AI communities? I mean, you don't wanna be there anyway, right? So why not block them so you don't have to see them in the first place?

Yeah, man, that sucks. Sorry this is happening to you. And it'll probably happen for a little bit longer, so brace yourself. The same kind of person (I actually suspect it's same guy) stalked me on Lemmy for a full 6 months before they finally stopped. So don't let it knock you off of Lemmy or knock you off of your sobriety journey.

Stay strong, brother! You got this!

And OP's posted the most vile and hateful transphobic comments under their other accounts that were banned. Even attacked the mods efforts to overcome alcoholism.

We all know who ya are and what you're doing. YDM

The fact that you are so pissed and so obsessed that you make up alt names just to hassle someone who banned you, is fascinating to me.

What are you like in real life? Like, how much do you lose your shit when you're at McDonald's and someone messes up your order? Are you that creepy guy who threatens to burn the place down because you counted the fries and decided there weren't enough in the bag?

I'd 100 percent watch the documentary about your stalking behavior. But please post it on Peertube instead of Youtube, cuz Youtube is a capitalist hellhole. Thanks in advance.

Goldman and de Cleyre maintained a lifelong friendship and respect for one another even though their beliefs differed greatly. de Cleyre explained these differences succinctly in her 1894 essay In Defense of Emma Goldmann and the Right of Expropriation:

"Miss Goldmann is a communist; I am an individualist. She wishes to destroy the right of property, I wish to assert it. … But whether she or I be right, or both of us be wrong, of one thing I am sure; the spirit which animates EMMA GOLDMAN is the only one which will emancipate the slave from his slavery, the tyrant from his tyranny — the spirit which is willing to dare and suffer."

This article shows Santa Muerte as a deeply meaningful, inclusive spiritual icon. Especially for the poor, the undocumented, LGBTQ individuals, sex workers, and others marginalized by both the state and the Catholic Church.

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In the early years of my research, few people in Mexico would talk to me about her, and few in the US knew of her; she was either underground or unknown. Now, the Bony Lady is “out” and very visible. Since early 2000, worship has grown dramatically in Mexico and in the US, especially among migrants. I came to understand her popularity among migrants and LGBTQ communities in Mexico; she is associated with those living precarious lives and/or engaged in dangerous undertakings.

I think some of their opinions are interesting, and it’s not like they’re posting illegal content. When you see it's Breitbart, you already know what you're in for. There are plenty of left-leaning propaganda sites disguised as news too. It’s not unique to the right.

What really frustrates me is the lack of popular socialist news outlets. I wish we had more of them, so I post what I can from the few that exist.

I’m not mad that Breitbart is popular, I’m mad that socialist sites aren’t just as popular or well-funded. That’s the real issue for me.

I still stand by the fact that I think extremism on both sides of the duo-centric political spectrum erode free thought and free speech. I've always believed, and said, that Lemmy should be open to a diversity of opinion, even conservatives. Even if I don't agree with everything they say, I see no reason that people shouldn't be allowed to post their articles.

I'm a libertarian socialist, as I’ve said many times, and I’ve posted far more links to socialist, anarchist, and libertarian articles than to conservative ones. I haven’t written any conservative articles, I’ve only shared links

But I have written original socialist content.

So again, if the logic is that I’m a conservative simply because I’ve posted links to conservative viewpoints, then shouldn’t that same logic apply to the hundreds of socialist and anarchist posts I’ve shared?

Not only have I linked to leftist content, I’ve also written original articles for Lemmy about socialism, supported digital piracy, and highlighted the work and biographies of lesser-known but respected socialists and anarchists.

If I were truly conservative, why would I put so much effort into promoting socialist and anarchist causes in a positive light?

The reality is that I see value in diversity of opinions. And I'm shocked that an educated audience like Lemmy's are so opposed to that.

It's an awesome instance, from what I've seen of it so far!

I do stand by my statements, that free speech and free thought are being eroded. Hence the reasons I've been banned on some instances. Hence the reason for my OP.

I don't agree with every point in the article (I didn't write it, nor am I the publisher, I just posted a link to the article), but I agree that extremism on both sides of the aisle are eroding free speech and free thought. I've always said that.

The mere fact that you seem to imply that it's ok to ban me because I said that, kinda proves my point.

You link my alt accounts, but none of them got banned.

Because you rarely voice controversial opinions. Being neutral is safe. Having or even posting links to opinions that may not match most of Lemmy, is a really good way to get banned. As this section of this thread is showing.

But I was mostly showing all your alt accounts because people are quick to bring up that I have alt accounts, so I was showing that's it's not uncommon. And not a bad idea. Different instances are going down all over.

It's so strange to me that I'm fairly hated and some people permaban me on sight, but then I see comments like, "Fuck you stupid alcoholic vodka baby. I bet you’re a russian troll, they love Vodka over there. Also quit pretending to be a woman no one buys this sympathy act that you’re “transgender” by a now just-banned member, @SlipperySlime838585@sh.itjust.works.

I'm floored. Who in their right mind makes fun of recovering alcoholics and mixes it with transphobia in the same fucking comment?

People act like I’m destroying Lemmy just because I post links to news articles they don’t like, meanwhile, there’s garbage like that being said all over the place?

Compared to the homophobic, transphobic, and flat-out hateful words I’ve seen on Lemmy lately, my posts are like reading preschool stories in a padded nursery while the rest of the site sets itself on fire and screams the most hateful slurs ever through a bullhorn.

This place is going down fast.

So yeah, I need to stay in your bubble. I thought I was doing that, but I gotta try harder.

I must be living in some bubble where people can have sane reasonable discussion even if they disagree.

Where is this bubble? I wanna be in that bubble!

and make fun of me for being a recovering alcoholic

Before I say anything else, I wanna say sorry that happened to you. I've personally seen people struggle with alcohol addictions in my inner circle, and the fact that someone would use that to attack you, makes me sick. This pisses me off way more than all the other random shit I see on Lemmy combined.

Please stay strong, and don't give those fuckers a chance to knock you down bully you out of here.

I support you in your modding efforts as well, brother. You're appreciated here.

I mean that. I'm not saying it as Universal Monk, I'm saying it as a person. I appreciate that you are here.