That’s the user downvoting the copy of the post on their own instance. If OP doesn’t have downvotes then those votes won’t federate.

exactly. the only kind of self expression anyone needs is going on lemmy and making smug comments.

no they need it look it up

My sad take is that I felt like I noticed a shift in the opinions of fandom after that infamous Red Letter Media review in 2012. Don’t get me wrong I absolutely love those reviews and think they’re hilarious, but a lot of Redditors (and Lemmy-ers) seemed to look at the Plinkett character as someone worth emulating instead of despising.

Not to people with a financial interest in promoting Monero.

Generations is one of my favorites. Frequently underrated, imo. I honestly might place it above First Contact but I love all of Gene’s children equally.

Apologies I see how you got that impression, I edited my comment for clarity.

This thread is a honeypot for annoying accounts to block

Mother watched it while I was in the womb. I came out already addicted.

I don’t think this one is so bad. Polarized plating reduced the effectiveness of energy weapons the same way polarized sunglasses reduce the glare from the sun.

If anything a vague “shields up” makes even less sense.

OP asked for examples and the comment in question (along with your reply) gives the appearance that you’re both just making up nonexistent situations in order to complain about a TV show.

Is this example actually real or is it made up?

💯It’s the classic alt-right playbook of prioritizing civility over the actual message.

It’s not a single person instance either, it’s just using your own domain in your handle.

It’s a for profit company founded by jack dorsey and currently led by a cryptocurrency fanatic

The CEO comes from the world of crypto and it is a for profit company

Can you link to one of these other instances?

There is only one bluesky it’s literally centralized

I didn’t say extremist I said toxic but really anyone who’s poorly socialized will go where they’re allowed, which in Lemmy terms means general catch-all instances with loose moderation like .world and .ml.