Unpopular Opinion
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- If your post is a "General" unpopular opinion, start the subject with [GENERAL].
- If it is a Lemmy-specific unpopular opinion, start it with [LEMMY].
Rules:
1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
Disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally attack others. No racism/sexism/bigotry.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
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4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.
5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
Instance-wide rules always apply. https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/
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Not even about Man v Bear, but just seeing all the casual misogyny on Lemmy is extremely exhausting to me. It’s so clearly obvious that Lemmy as a whole is dominated by men. There are no spaces here for women. It’s why I still frequent Reddit, because at least there are communities there that are more diverse. I really want Lemmy to take off more, but I just don’t get enjoyment out of this platform, after the initial hype died off.
Anyway, I’m really glad you posted this, OP. I think it’s incredibly important to foster a diverse community. Unfortunately the diversity just isn’t there, and I’m unsure as to how to help that. As it is now, I can’t recommend Lemmy to my other friends who identify as women.
Absolutely. I think the powder keg of a problem has always been here, it's just recently that there has been an opportunity to show those colors en masse.
as of recent i've started following eudaimonia on dbzer0. It's been a rather pleasant space so far, though pretty dead as it's a recent sub.
Spaces like that specifically dedicated to shit that isn't sensationalized is probably what's going to help. And the fact that it's specifically structured around that one concept, also helps to keep things in check.
Ultimately, i think the problem is more broad than just lemmy itself, i think it's actually an issue with social media in particular. It really just feeds this kind of interaction like government regulations when lobby money is introduced in the US. The only real solution here i think is anti-social media type communities.
life is casual misogyny.