Oh gods, the irony.

I’m stepping away from the conversation now. Thanks for keeping the conversation civil, even if we disagree.

Also at this point, it’s very clear that we’ve devolved into an argument about semantics, as I asserted a few comments ago. While I disagree strongly with your definition, I see no chance either of us will be changing each other’s mind and I have no interest in trying.

All I ask is you stop misrepresenting the community when it’s very clear that we’re talking about different things. I hope at some point you’ll see the value of having safe spaces for people, whether or not you need it yourself.

Your article is based on a false dichotomy to begin with, that politics is either ‘all human interaction’, or ‘stuff I disagree with’. You miss the common definition that most of the world operates by, where politics relates to stuff related to governance.

When your parents told you it was bed time, they used political power.

By your definition perhaps. Most of us disagree.

Everything is political.

No, you’ve changed and diluted the word to the point it’s meaningless and taken away a term that’s actually useful. You want to redefine it for yourself, sure. But stop acting as if everybody else agrees with (or is even aware of the existence of) your definition.

If you choose to use a different definition of a common word than everyone else,

This is the first definition from Cambridge dictionary. I don’t see how my definition differs significantly.

the activities of the government, members of law-making organizations, or people who try to influence the way a country is governed:

“Politics” as a negatively loaded word is also a conservative dogwhistle

Perhaps in the US. I would remind you that you’re on a global website. Most of us use politics to mean, well, politics, not whatever conservative bullshit is going on.

There are a lot of definitions of the word ‘political’. I made it pretty clear in the rules that I was referring to Trump, the megacorps, and general gloom and doom of the day stuff. By that definition, none of your examples are ‘political’. Yes, you have your own definition that differs, but since we’re discussing the community and what it stands for, that’s the one that matters at the moment.

Star wars? Hunger games? Frostpunk? Sure, post content about them, I’ll be the first to upvote them.

It sounds like you’ve ascribed a definition and intent to the community that’s very different from what I stated in the sidebar, in which case this is actually just a semantics discussion of what ‘politics’ is.

But people like you want to transform politics into a dirty word, […] You want to encourage people to fear and hate politics.

Stop ascribing malicious intent to me that does not exist. I’m sorry your life sucks, and you have to fight for your right to exist. I wish you could take a step back and see the value in a place where you can stop fighting, stop raging for a moment and just be yourself. Even if you can’t however, realise that others who are in the same position as you may value that place. Don’t tear it down for others just because of your current state of mind.

https://piefed.social/post/1668914 about a trans kid and her parents, is the 2nd highest upvoted post in the comm. The discussions in there speak volumes.

Fuck off with your ‘apathy’ bullshit. You have no idea what I do outside of that community, or how I think. A place for people to relax and forget some cares is not ‘apathy’. You want to be seething and raging 24/7, you do you.

It does not take any funding to create accounts a few days in advance. Automating account creation is probably the most basic step in any troll’s toolbox.

reactionary basement neckbeards who wouldn’t post the same stuff a day later.

Trolls who give up after a day aren’t trolls, they’re users having a bad day. And if they’re stopping after a day, their impact on everybody else is miniscule.

On the OTHER hand, as everybody has pointed out, you’re badly impacting the new user experience. Bullshit posting restrictions on reddit are one of the worst things they came up with. Let’s not replicate all the user hostile stuff they implemented.

How does staggered new account permissions help deter bad actors in any way whatsoever? There’s nothing preventing them from having a pipeline of accounts in aging.

Yeah, they all seem to be posting vague ragebait. There’s definitely some sort of agenda there

If they had made the change for that reason, sure. But the actual stated cause was some pretty thing.

‘Centrist’ is a dirty word, and that’s a blatant misrepresentation of the community.

Nah, was pretty simple. Just time travel

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sHy-ji5hDNQ

Problem is, that doesn’t work for links to actual posts, only communities.

Very cogent take, enjoy the incoming downvotes.

That’s ONE country. Your society is fucked, that does not apply to the rest of the world.

None of us have the longevity to judge what’s ‘business as usual’

FYI, piefed has new features to keep deleted posts accessible precisely for this reason.

Part of the reason why I started !Nonpolitical_comics@piefed.social, to be honest