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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by AsudoxDev to c/[email protected]
 

Until the rule is removed, any new posts about US politics will be removed.

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

By giving people the opportunity to host their own instances and create their own communities with rules they like. This however does not mean that everything should be allowed everywhere. Actually this means that everywhere you go people make their own rules and if you dont like them, go somewhere else or create your own community.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This however is the main problem of social media in general. It creates circles of like-minded people where it is really easy to reject "other" thoughts and accept "our" ideas without much questioning. This is less a problem for people who are trained in critical thinking, but might be dangerous for more unstable people.

I'm just saying that a mix of different views is always good to some degree. Whether/how this should be done on Lemmy is a different thing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely. If this rule was a permanent rule I don't think so many people would defend it. However from experience (reddit for example) I think many people know that US politics has the ability to claim and overrun just about every space on the "western" internet. This is not something that really creates value for many people especially those that don't live in the US and I think this ruling is trying to prevent that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It creates circles of like-minded people where it is really easy to reject “other” thoughts and accept “our” ideas without much questioning.

I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but there is an argument to be made that we should actually go back to smaller, more secluded forums on the internet that are less connected with outside views.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Very interesting, haven't seen that Kurzgesagt yet, thanks for sharing 🤘🏻

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Interesting, thanks

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I generally agree with your points on not wanting to create echo chambers; however, another reason for temporarily banning the topic imo is not just to block people talking about it but also to protect people who are already hurting, grieving, and generally just trying to find some sort of escape at the moment. Creating a space that will guarantee a temporary escape is nice, I think.