The people who write the nastiest, inflammatory comments on Lemmy are usually (not always) frequent commenters in politics related communities.
The people who write the nastiest, inflammatory comments on Lemmy are usually (not always) frequent commenters in politics related communities.
I notice that often (not always) inflammatory comments are written by those who frequent politics related communities.
In addition to being straight up antagonistic, the comments often are about labeling and categorizing everything. Like if someone posted a meme or made a joke. It can't just simply be taken at face value. The commenter is compelled to categorize it, label it, assume there is an underlying agenda. It has to be Russian or Chinese propaganda, it's far-left or far right, its LGBTQ related, it's incel related, it's promoting some agenda somehow.
When I go to check their profile it is very common that the individual frequently comments in politics related communities.
Man, not everything on the planet needs to be politics related. There's not a deep state agenda for everything. Memes and jokes are sometimes dumb and silly and no one is trying to promote anything. There is actually a type of humor called Surreal humor or Absurdist humor which like sarcasm seems like a lot of people just don't get.
Politics really rots people's brains.
Outrage addiction is real, and politics is an easy source for people to get their fix.
go to your cities facebook page sometime or god forbid nextdoor. People are fully addicted to being online, and mad. You'll see the same people pop up time and time again, forcing their opinions on things that are completely irrelevant. There can be a picture of a park on a nice day and these people will fly off the handle about liberals or lgbtq or something.
They literally can't help it anymore, it's a dopamine drip for them. They get to feel superior for a split second, then move onto the next post.
I think part of it is that and part of it is feeling helpless. All political news is terrible all the time, it's always outrageous and anger inducing especially because there is literally nothing you can do but vote or the much much much harder, borderline impossible, "actually run for office yourself" so a persons only outlet is online.
I think I'm guilty of this, but I try not to be nasty about it.
Anger is an easy emotion.
It's important to call out the massive influx of Kremlin and CCP propaganda on social media, and it's all over the place on Lemmy.
I mean, the original creators of Lemmy are Communists. Not my opinion; they stated that much themselves. Despite their claim that their team comes from a bunch of political ideologies, lemmy.ml is very pro-Communism, and a breeding ground for pro-Russia/China and anti-Ukraine/America content.
I mean, don't most people comment on politics or news which is mostly politics?
This is also not an unpopular opinion. It's not even an opinion, it's soapboxing.
It’s not even an opinion
Opinions do not have to be pre-fixed with "I think that", "I feel that", "It is my opinion that", or "IMHO" to be opinions. Take the current post title and add "I think that" to the beginning. Is it an opinion now? Yes!
Here I will do it for you:
I think that the people who write the nastiest, inflammatory comments on Lemmy are usually (not always) frequent commenters in politics related communities.
Read that and tell me that is not an opinion.
You should be able to read the post title and tell that it is not a fact.
While there is undeniable truth in what you say, I'd caution to remember that while politics dominating your life may be optional, its not for many. Trans people just trying to exist is seen as political, for instance.
While that is true, I don't think those people should also be given Carte Blanche to turn everything political.
I get that they are extremely oppressed, and have all the right to fight against it, but I fail to see where a pirate flag is an Anti-LGBT symbol or a tranphobic icon, as I've seen some claim.
It's not cart blanche to turn anything political. I'm just asking you (and everyone here) to recognize that somethings they may not think of as political already are. If you put yourself in the shoes of the person treating something as political and still come away thinking its unfounded, as in your pirate flag case, you've done what I've asked.
When I go to check their profile it is very common that the individual frequently comments in politics related communities.
Do you check profiles on everyone that posts non-inflammatory comments too?
You're basically asking "do you check for red flags on everybody who is not raising red flags?"
In comment threads, I usually only check post history for people I am considering blocking. It makes sense to check post history if people are instigating. If that person is just starting shit everywhere then there's no reason to listen to them, but if they have a history of reasoned discussion then maybe what they say is worth considering. (I realize how ironic this is coming from somebody who has almost no comment history on a new account)
He's now going through your profile.
Yep, pretty sure they'll find all the 'red flags' they're looking for.
Politics makes people fucking crazy
Alternatively, crazy makes people fucking political.
Also very true
I don't think it's an unpopular opinion to hate people politicising everything - politics should stay in politics.
Sometimes you just want to chat stupid shit and get away from all that crap.politics should stay in politics.
Sometimes you just want to chat stupid shit and get away from all that crap.
Some folks can't "get away from all that crap" because e.g. they're a minority and their very existence is political.
That means what you wrote is an expression of your privilege, and is therefore itself a political statement.
You say that as though being a minority gives carte blanche to make any discussion you're involved in political - bigots may try to make you political, but many folks are more than happy to live and let live. I mean I certainly wouldn't want to talk about my ASD all the time.
That means what you wrote is an expression of your privilege, and is therefore itself a political statement.
The privilege to have sought out communities where I don't always have to speak about politics, or where I can debate people on more harmless subjects? You can do that too you know...
And if everything suddenly becomes political around you where it wasn't before, it might not necessarily be because you're a minority, it might be because you're the one politicising things, ala my first comment.
the personal is political
No offence to you, but that doesn't always have to be true. When the going gets serious, of course it has to be political, but one can certainly joke around and have fun without things turning political.
If you can't do literally anything with anyone without it becoming political, even in safe spaces, then the problem isn't who you are, it's that you've got nothing else to talk about but politics.
I feel called out.