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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s a valid criticism.

I rage deleted my 1.5 year old lemmy account for this reason just a few weeks back.

Then I got randomly banned on reddit

it’s the biggest factor preventing lemmy from growing right now.

leftist 4chan

honestly dunno where to even begin. like, you know when you're just in absolute fucking awe of something & you feel like you should be communicating your feelings, but you just can't? yeah, that's where i'm at.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You can read my thread about the completely random ban lol. I prefer reddit greatly over lemmy, it's just way more chill.

I was banned because I was on reddit for 12 years via adblocker/script blocker without ever spending a dime or installing the app. Accounts like this get flagged by reddit admins and they'll just wait until you break the TOS in any way and claim that's the reason for the ban. Reddit admin are certified morons and it's just sad. I mean you won't believe me but I was actually one of the good guys lol

I firmly believe lemmy in its current form is leftist 4chan. As soon as I get a new public IP I'll just go back to reddit, it's basically zero fun to post on lemmy