Seriously every other post, every sub seems like nothing but politics. It’s so boring and disgusting. What made reddit great at one time was the diversity of genres and depth. Lemmy is very shallow and politically motivated it seems. I have been here since the Reddit exodus. It’s always been this way.

Do different Lemmy servers have different content?

Are certain severs curated?

Where do I find the depth and deep subject matter.

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    Besides politics it’s mostly technology, and humour. That’s basically because only a very specific kind of person has chosen to be on Lemmy, at this point.

    Here’s a couple at random that are humour:

    !antiquememesroadshow@lemmy.world

    !reallyshittycopper@lemmy.world

    And here’s a couple that are something else:

    !liminalspace@lemmy.world

    !old_maps@mander.xyz

    You’ll notice it’s mostly .world, because that’s by far the biggest instance, and also not very political.

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          So close to getting how political “entertainment media” really is here lol im crine bruh

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              That is my view of stuff like Futurology and Vaporwave if you take their politics seriously it’s liberal “realism”

              But if you just take the aesthetic and get rid of all that shit you simply have modern Asia lmao

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                This is my backup instance while SDF is down, if that’s what you’re talking about. It has good blocked/blocked by.

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                  Makes sense, it’s a good example though! Seems like Heideggerian back-to-the-land fantasies from the heyday of Germany 1930 👀 are more popular than Future Dystopian Asia now. I wonder why

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          Because being able to ignore politics is helpful to the liberal west who is trying to cling to status quo. It’s not helpful to marxist leninists who don’t like the status quo. This doesn’t make .ml more political, it’s just equally political reactions from different sides of an issue.

          Assisting and seeking to ignore or cover up clear abuses only serves to shield the abuser. Whistle-blowing might seem like a more political response to abuse, but covering up abuse is also political.

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            You can’t force people who don’t care to care. Like any therapist will tell you, you only control your own actions.

            I guess you could just say “fuck them”, but isn’t the point of politics to help people who actually exist, flaws and all? People who aren’t really into politics are possibly a majority, and people that will put any serious effort into it are a (frustratingly) definite tiny minority. Bugging them anyway isn’t activism.

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              Not caring IS political. It’s a political stance to be so disconnected from reality that one would prefer to bury their head in the sand and ask for advice on how to bury it further.

              Not caring about the state of the world doesn’t absolve you of your responsibility to it. It just makes you a negligent parent not wanting to talk about your kids every time you go to the bar.

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                So? What are you going to do about it?

                If you want to make any difference (which, let’s be honest, it’s mostly shitposting here), you get on an auto-masturbator next to them, and mention a thing or two when you’re both recharging. Maybe, just maybe you’ll plant an intellectual seed.

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                  Do you think I’m trying to convince you to become political or to change your ways? Or are you just imagining my responses without reading them? My entire point is there’s no such thing as being apolitical in a political world. Every single action you take or doesn’t take reinforces or undermines the current system unless you’re in kindergarten in a heated discussion about your favorite color. Assuming you’re not in kindergarten, you should be able to handle a bit of how various topics are impacted or are connected to politics regardless of your own participation in those discussions.

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            Apolitical exists. It’s existed in every country ever at about the same level, and probably is a slight majority. You only have to touch grass to find out, basically. I actually don’t believe you haven’t noticed.

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              No it doesn’t

              If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.