What’s even stranger to me is that so many people still think I’m a troll, even though most of what I’ve said isn’t even controversial in our modern times. A lot of the hostility for me goes back to the 2024 presidential election, when I openly supported voting third party. No one would even blink an eye about someone saying that stuff now.

Looking back, my comments were pretty tame compared with a lot of what people say now. But some people still treat my support for a third party as proof that I supported Trump, which was never my position. At this point, I mostly find it funny.

Two years ago they tried to bully me off of Lemmy. But I’m still here. lol

I read his little -open source runs on good faith- essay. I find it pretty ironic when he says “A healthy project allows someone to occasionally be wrong, awkward, inexperienced, tired or ill without immediately turning that event into a judgement about their character. When someone makes a decision and other people jump to conclusions about transphobia, ableism, etc then it becomes a determinant of someone’s moral value. And that’s toxic.”

Pretty hypocritical, considering he banned me almost as soon as I joined piefed back in the early days. It wasn’t based on anything I said or posted. It was based on what other people who disliked me claimed about me.

I’d love for him to point to any quote or post of mine on any instance that was actually ban-worthy.

His PTB trip seems more obvious every day. Between OP’s ban and several others we’ve been seeing lately, I think we’re going to see more of the same hypocrisy.

I’d love to know what my credit score is on Piefed. Is there a way to find out?

either you’re cool enough to be deleted or you’re not.

Oh! I’m finally one of the cool kids! I got deleted and banned from piefed back in the early days when it was still new! I feel so proud! lol

PTB! He just keeps making bad decisions. I don’t think he’s gonna change.

scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds

I love this saying, but I always forget to use it!

Totally agree with you. Which sucks because I really wanted to like the project. But the more stuff that comes out about it and the creator just makes me shake my head.

Of course he did. This is total PTB!

Which sucks because I loved what Rimu was doing in the beginning by creating piefed. Then he banned me for no reason. Ok, dick move, but ok. I still supported him and his vision. More fediverse stuff, the better I thought.

But then there was the whole karma rating and all that other stuff. Then seeing how he would reply to people who brought stuff up.

Now this. Fuck that guy. He’s proving himself to be an ass. Which sucks, because I really wanted to like him.

Total PTB!

For the most part, Lemmy does not like news that’s not political. IMHO if it shows up on the major news orgs, then it should definitely count as news. Funny how AP News can say something is “news,” but Lemmy won’t think it counts as news. lololol

But you have a great option: just start your own news community. Better yet, start an entertainment news community. Then post whatever the fuck you want.

You’ll get hated, and stalked, and accused of working for Russia and shit, but just ignore the haters. You may have to find a different instances or start your own, but do it! I think the more varied and weird shit on here the better.

And fuck the haters, entertainment news is news! Don’t let the bullies on Lemmy win. :)

I blocked it a while ago. I only unblocked it as a result of your post to see what goes on. It hasn’t changed at all. lol

YDI

Even the OP’s complaint of the post you were responding do was BS. He says never heard of those communities, but looks like he was downvoting a bunch of posts in those communities, which seems to part of his schtick. He wrote “subreddits” on purpose to get people riled up. The whole thing is BS from the beginning that you got pulled into.

Sure, it’s kinda dumb and goofy. But at least now you know it wasn’t serious, and your ban is only temp. When your ban is up in a couple of days, you can go and participate and even post your ban from there in there. Then you’ll get a bunch of “So sorry that happened to you” And “poop in jail” comments.

I personally think that Lemmy is too serious most of the time. Not that I’m a huge fan of that comm’s humor, but it can be fun to roll with it sometimes.

Unfortunately part of the joke is laughing at the newbies who go in there say something, then get banned. So whether you like the performance art or not, you’ve become a part of it! lol

you don’t know that

qrstuv complains that he got banned in subs that he had “never heard of” but looks like the reason he got banned is he went to those very subs to downvote a bunch of stuff. So I’m not thinking this is a real thing. lol

I’m sorry this happened to you.

(It’s a parody sub, so part of the joke is the wacky rules and bans.)

YDI. In fact, you deserved more. Way more. You went in just to cause drama. Like you always do.

I bet you thought everyone here was gonna be on your side. Didn’t work out that way, did it?

In the past, you have falsely accused me (and others) of so much stuff we didn’t do. Just like you are doing with this post here. Total lies and word manipulation that you create just to stir up shit.

Pure troll behaviour. Pure toxic bullying.

You’re not clever or funny. You’re a bully. I’m glad people are seeing your true colors now.

Thanks, friend!

It was interesting to read for a day. But now…yawn…

The Orville is more Star Trek than Star Trek is now. I like both though. :)

disengage

You replied before I finished my edit (for clarity) of my previous response, so I’m copying it here:

I don’t support or subscribe to all of its positions. I agree with its views on workers’ rights, unions, and class issues, and I value their labor coverage. That does not mean I adopt the party’s positions on Israel, Palestine, or every political issue.

My own views should be judged by what I actually say, not assigned to me through association with one publication or news articles that I may post.

I do not identify as a Zionist. Agreement on SWP’s workers’ rights should not be treated as automatic agreement on unrelated foreign-policy issues. I try to stay out of foreign-policy debates. It doesn’t interest me that much. Please move on.

EDIT: But thanks for pointing out where some of the confusion may come from, so I’ve updated the sidebar of the community.