For the Nth time, people: SHOWERTHOUGHTS ≠ UNPOPULAR OPINION
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Submitted 1 day ago by DandomRude@lemmy.world to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Mothra@mander.xyz 1 day ago
vatlark@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This gets posted pretty frequently and I agree with it. However, it’s not obvious to me that there is a clear line where something moves from showerthought to unpopular opinion, making it hard to enforce. You could say that no opinion is a shower thought but that’s even tough to enforce.
Using an example: “if you dot your t’s and cross your i’s, you still have i’s and t’s.”
I would say that’s a good shower thought. I don’t want to pull that down, but it’s not an objective fact. I would understand if some people thought that was an opinion, because you would have really tall i’s and really short t’s.
All rules are subjective, I’m just trying to tease out my understanding of this common critique.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 day ago
As many successful posts as you’ve had, one gets removed and now the while platform is heavily censored? Bit dramatic, dontcha think?
DandomRude@lemmy.world 1 day ago
[deleted]Almacca@aussie.zone 1 day ago
The only post I’ve had removed wasn’t anything controversial, but it was clearly against the community rules when I looked after the fact.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Sometimes the old man is just an old man, and the sea is just the sea.
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 1 day ago
In my house, I have a no dumping on the couch rule. If you come in and take a dump on my couch, I don’t care how insightful your thoughts are, you’re out the door. In terms of the fediverse, you merely seem confused about what constitutes taking a dump. These rules are available though, you just have to read them.
If you have spare time while developing your Don Quiote complex, give a passing thought to what censorship means. Nobody is banning you from having your super intellectual thoughts about government on the internet. Start a blog, your own lemmy instance, and fire away. But nobody has to listen to your thoughts; we’re free to go seek out other bullshit if we so please. That’s not censorship, that’s how the free exchange of ideas works. You don’t have the right to be heard on your terms in somebody else’s forum. And who knows, maybe modding your own would teach you a level of empathy that might make you feel embarrassed about your comments on this thread.
DandomRude@lemmy.world 1 day ago
[deleted]Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 day ago
Note how there are many, many other houses in Lemmytown for you to choose that are made for that kind of discussion. (Well, probably. I don’t know wtf you were posting)
november@lemmy.vg 1 day ago
You’re sharing an idea right now, numbnuts.
DandomRude@lemmy.world 1 day ago
[deleted]nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
There are plenty other spaces for politics, why do we need them here too? And is that really censorship?
m_f@discuss.online 1 day ago
What’s an example idea that you’d like to exchange that is being censored?
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
If it’s being censored they could hardly say it in public could they?
muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com 1 day ago
No but if they mention it they can censor them talking about being censored.
TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Fediverse is so heavily censored
No it isn’t.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 1 day ago
/c/showerthoughts is notorious for deleting posts, the subs definition of a showerthought is very “narrow” in nature and they definitely don’t allow anything considered “political”.
DandomRude@lemmy.world 1 day ago
[deleted]Geodad@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Some mods don’t want to have to spend a lot of time deleting bigoted and abusive comments.
I did meet one who was a conspiracy theorist who deleted any evidence that debunked his bullshit. I just blocked his sub.
slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 day ago
In advertisement based platforms that makes sense as they need conversations to be in line with what advertisers want to sell on.
But unless you are being a colossal knob or a mod is a colossal knob then the only censorship is self censorship on fedi platforms.
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
That’s just not the case when you argue against Marxist Leninism on tankie instances, express any nuance regarding trans people (I say this as a trans person) on blåhaj.zone, or mention other highly charged and divisive subjects. And yes, some people self censor, but only because if they don’t they’ll get properly censored or banned, and have to create a new account.
muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com 1 day ago
Yep this. Not to mention that any instance that allows free discussion of these topics gets defederated and called Nazi fascists.
invalidname@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Now I’m censoring you by blocking your drivel and lack of basic comprehension or acceptance of what’s happened and why.
Almacca@aussie.zone 1 day ago
You’re making a mountain out of a mole hill. Move on.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 1 day ago
What is your evidence of the fediverse being censored?
DandomRude@lemmy.world 1 day ago
SolidShake@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Political bullshitery doesn’t belong in shower thoughts. They aren’t shower thoughts lol. A shower though is like “I wonder if skin bugs use my nail bed as a sleepy bed”
db2@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Follow the rules next time. 🤷
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 1 day ago
Perhaps you don’t understand how the fediverse actually works.
In other words, a post is never made in isolation. Just because it was removed is not evidence of censorship.
Providing a single example of a post you made in an unknown context is not evidence.
Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 day ago
Did you read the reasons?