It’s rough right now politically in the US. A lot of people around me seem like they’re ready to give up hope. It makes me incredibly angry seeing Zuck up there with all the other billionaires, and Elon is a parasite that has infected the government.

I often find myself wondering how I can make a difference. How can we regain control of our world?

Idk if I’m being dramatic, but the Fediverse really seems like it could be our response to these fuckers controlling the narrative on social media. It could be more than just an interesting decentralized social media platform. I really think this could be a key step in reclaiming our democracy.

Am I being dramatic lol? Do you all feel the same way? I was kinda getting emotional even. Like we could bring real change. That gives me hope, which is something we are desperately lacking right now.

It’s not just Lemmy. It makes me happy to see all the Fediverse platforms (specifically activity pub based) blowing up.

Friendly reminder if you have the financial means, donate to your instance, donate to the Lemmy devs, donate to Pixelfed or any other social media app fighting big social media. And better than a one-time donation, set up a monthly contribution even if it’s just $2/month. It really helps open-source developers when they have a steady income.

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    Lmao are you censoring me, telling me not to bring it up? Weak.

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      2 hours ago

      I told you not to bring it up because you said you didn’t want to argue about it. Censorship would be if I removed your comment.

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        Idk. Dictating what I can or can’t say based on your personal beliefs seems an awful lot like an attempt to censor me. I can only speak if I’m willing to argue every single thing? Don’t tread on me, bro.

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          I think ydk. It really seems like you just want to argue about whatever you possibly can.

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            37 minutes ago

            Lol coming from the one who started off with the “ackshually, by definition…” argument