Humans who run instances are real people who have jobs and mortgages and kids. I also like having piracy communities around to balance the greedy ass corporations trying to control media and copyright…I’m glad to know they are there if I need them or feel like screwing around with it. I just wonder if the people ranting all indignantly acting like instances are competing for their usership would feel the same if the most active instance was on a server physically sitting in their basement, or paid for by money tied to them in the real world. Yes it seems pretty unlikely that you’re ever going to run into issues with law enforcement, copyright claims, lawsuits…but how much would you risk for a fucking hobby you do for free? Would you risk your house? Your job? I would not. Grow up. No one cares what instance you use.

  • @TrismegistusMx
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    Your whole vibe seems pretty narcissistic and gaslighty. When you point a finger, you point three at yourself.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      Ok. I’m cranky because my kid missed the bus today and work was stressful and it just reminds me how the dude who made world is also an unremarkable middle aged white man like myself. Someone has to be a grownup and pay the bills, that’s all, and if you are losing your mind over world blocking piracy then that someone most likely isn’t you.

      • @[email protected]
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        it just reminds me how the dude who made world is also an unremarkable middle aged white man

        I thought you were going to go religious on us for a second there.

      • YeetPics
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        Why are you so mad that user are mad? These people made a new home (free of corporate oversight (fuck spez)) and now corporate bs is leaking in and we are pissed. Makes sense to me. Seeing the mods mock users asking questions is asinine. So I switched instances, which was mildly inconvenient.

        Nobody gives a fuck about you kiddo missing the bus mate. Maybe keep it in your lane. Don’t post if your home life is so rocky that you sound like a chud.

        • @BURN
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          Did you ever really believe everything were saying on here wasn’t already monitored by corps? If the threat of being sued is corporate BS then this place has been infiltrated since day 1.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          Corporate bs lol that is deluded. My whole point is that the decision was made by regular people who make zero money from this for practical reasons that are reasonable. Letting off steam just because, don’t mean to make you feel attacked but fuck you too guy. There was no need to say that.

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            Corporate bs lol that is deluded.

            When the reason for defederating is because “we might get sued” it might be important to ask who is doing the suing.

            Hint: it’s a corporation.

            Edit: sorry if I hurt your feelings.

      • @[email protected]
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        Ok. I’m cranky because my kid missed the bus today and work was stressful

        Oh my god, nobody cares about that outside your home.

      • @TrismegistusMx
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        -331 year ago

        I’m never in favor of thought police deciding what I’m allowed to see. ACAB and all that.

        • @ikidd
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          Removed by mod

          • @TrismegistusMx
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            -281 year ago

            Doubling down on the narcissistic abuse. It’s a bold tactic, Cotton. Let’s see if it works out for him.

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              What? What’s narcissistic about that comment. Abuse – maybe since that was antagonistic language and it just might be your first day on the internet.

            • @ikidd
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              I calls them as I sees them. Seems to have worked out fine, for me at least.

        • @[email protected]
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          It’s not thought police, go host your own instance like I do if you care that much, fuck I’ll help you set it up. Jesus you people are insane sometimes.

          • @TrismegistusMx
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            -241 year ago

            It is thought police. I can handle my own affairs, thank you. It sounds like you’ve been through enough.

            • GunnarRunnar
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              Lmao thought police is fucking sending me a bill for breaking the copyright law!!

              • @TrismegistusMx
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                -161 year ago

                Controlling what you see online is also thought policing.

                • GunnarRunnar
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                  No, calling protective measures fascism/thought controlling/etc is in fact closer to thought controlling than that in itself. And besides you can easily bypass this ban, which wasn’t done in secret but with a public announcement.

                  Just… grow up or come up with a real point.

                  • @TrismegistusMx
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                    Lol, do I need to be protected from the pirates? Am I going to be taken away by the dirty criminals? Is this decreed for my own good? What will you do if I continue to object?

                    IDK, feels pretty fascist.

                  • @TrismegistusMx
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                    01 year ago

                    This is LemmyWurld, if you don’t like it, leave!

        • @[email protected]
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          So switch to an instance that doesn’t block them? That’s the whole point of federation. I’ve already jumped instances once, and I’m probably going to a second time.

          • @TrismegistusMx
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            -281 year ago

            “This is Lemmy World, if you don’t like it leave!”

            See? Fascism.

            I’d rather make you put me in a prison.

            • @Feathercrown
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              This has to be trolling lmao you can’t be serious

                • @Feathercrown
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                  11 year ago

                  Banger quote but that doesn’t make you right

                  • @TrismegistusMx
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                    Except it’s an original idea, and I am right. I’ve seen colonization enough times in my life to know how it works on every level. You don’t know what you can’t see, and you’re trusting an authority to determine what’s appropriate for you to know. Today it’s piracy, tomorrow obscenity, the next day political enemies. There’s only one way this goes. Authority is anti-intellectual because free thought runs counter to blind obedience.

    • GunnarRunnar
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      Talking about finger pointing without actually breaking down their argument doesn’t seem constructive and makes you sound like op hit home with their description.