It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.

I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.

I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.

And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.

  • zarkanian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    11·
    15 hours ago

    leftism doesn’t idolize the capacity for violence

    Agreed in the main, but there is a pro-gun left and some aggro anarchists (and lots of overlap), and some of them have as much bloodlust as any right-winger I’ve ran into. That is, assuming they’re a real person and not a bot or the persona of a Russian troll. Also, I seriously doubt any of them would bust a grape in a food fight, whereas I have solid evidence that right-wingers can and will get violent if given the opportunity.

    • supersquirrel@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      Also, I seriously doubt any of them would bust a grape in a food fight

      This person disagrees and captures the energy well I think lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Tiwtwr_dg

      If your point is that angry leftists are far less likely to shift into advocating for or directly doing violence without the leftist context around them immediately shutting them down for going off the deep end, sure but also… don’t mistake people using guns for a stand in for their identity as the whole of gun ownership, they are just the most immature and loud ones…

      More importantly, don’t conflate the aesthetic attraction to violence and physical violent (nonconsentual) dominance over others as the same thing as the capacity for violence or self defense.

      The largest subset of gun owners who actually identify deeply with their guns are hunters… which cannot easily be described as simply “conservative” exhibit A being how many hunter based environmental groups have consistently advocated for habitat and wetland protections in a way conservatism is hostile to.