Flatworm7591

Flatworm7591 , 4 days ago

I completely agree with you on ACAB in capitalist countries, for the same reasons you mentioned, but cops in "actually existing socialist" countries like Russian and China are no better. They still use authoritarian violence to oppress anyone who steps out of line with the will of the State. There are many, many historic and more contemporary examples of socialist countries using the [secret] police and/or troops to quell dissent from unions, anarchists, and other leftist groups, because anyone who protests the actions of the State, no matter how legitimately, is considered to be an enemy of the State, whether that State is capitalist or not.

Flatworm7591 , 4 days ago

The mod log reason for removing this comment thread is "Toxic and pointless off-topic comment thread about grammar in a meme." That's not mod abuse, it's just moderation. Mod abuse would be telling you to fuck off.

Flatworm7591 , 6 days ago (edited 6 days ago)

Those imperialist western dogs! Imagine providing a deterence and actual consequences for Xi's planned invasionreunification of Taiwan. What were they thinking? That countries have the right to choose their own form of government and who their allies are? If they are allied with Western liberal democracies, then it stands to reason they are Nazis, anyway. Xi should really send in the tanks asap to kill anyone doesn't agree with uskill all the Nazis and re-educateliberate the people!

-- typical-user@hexbear.net

Flatworm7591 , 4 days ago

Did you get it sorted out? Was probably due to server upgrade bugs.

Flatworm7591 , 3 days ago

Can you give us detailed steps to replicate? I was able to login just fine on Firefox.

Flatworm7591 , 3 days ago

Hmm, ok, I'm on Ubuntu Firefox and was just able to log out and then back in no problem. Just trying to narrow down the issue in case it was a browser thing. I'd suggest next to try logging in using a private browser window so all your extensions are disabled and see if it works then.

Flatworm7591 , 3 days ago

Hmm interesting. The NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND error

I can think of a few more things to try:

1. Can you try clearing cookies and site data and then try login again?

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/fc4f2d6f-daed-44e8-9a4b-dccfa7a23ee1.webp

2. Try creating a new profile in Firefox. If there is some profile corruption this may fix the issue.
3. Go to page about:support and then you should see the option to refresh firefox or enter troubleshooting mode.
4. Try a different browser such as Edge or Chrome, just to see if problem persists.
5. Try creating a new account on lemmy.dbzer0.com and then login with that account. If that works that would tell us if it's something to do with your lemmy profile settings.
6. Try installing a fresh copy of Firefox via a different method (e.g. snap package or flatpack, or deb). The file not found error suggests it could possibly be linked to a file permissions or storage issue, so this may help.

Obviously, you will lose your current Firefox settings with some of these actions, so caution is advised.

Sorry I can't be more specific, it's hard to know specifically what's causing the issue since I can't replicate.

Flatworm7591 , 3 days ago

Dang, I'm shit out of ideas. I think we've thoroughly ruled out a browser or extension issue. I've verified you now. Let's see if that helps.

Flatworm7591 , 3 days ago

Are you using 2FA on your account?

Flatworm7591 , 12 days ago

There are currently some front end bugs with the default UI since the update to 0.19.4. Crossposting is also broken currently. You can try a different front end for now, they seem to be less buggy.

• mlmym
• voyager
• photon
• alexandrite

Flatworm7591 , 13 days ago

@PugJesus #GoldenRetreiverJesus = false idolidog?? :p

Flatworm7591 , 13 days ago

🤣

Flatworm7591 , 14 days ago

Awesome! Lots of cool features in the new release: release notes.

Flatworm7591 , 14 days ago

Quick update, db0 is having some issues with the upgrade due to problems with pict-rs. If images are a bit borked for you right now, that's why.

Flatworm7591 , 14 days ago (edited 14 days ago)

FYI the main frontend is experiencing some problems during the update, but the other frontends work:

• https://a.lemmy.dbzer0.com/ for Alexandrite
• https://photon.lemmy.dbzer0.com/ for Photon
• https://v.lemmy.dbzer0.com/ for Voyager
• https://old.lemmy.dbzer0.com/ for mlmym

Update: Main frontend is back up and running. pict-rs is still borked currently.

Flatworm7591 , 13 days ago (edited 13 days ago)

Everything should be back up and running now. Let us know if you notice any other bugs.

Bug report:

1. Cross posting currently broken for default frontend ui.
2. Embedded media with mime type .m3u8 is triggering a file download prompt on desktop instead of displaying embedded video. Confirmed this is happening on Edge, Firefox & Chrome on Windows desktop, but not on Android.

Flatworm7591 , 17 days ago

Their mod actions usually do federate out, but their outgoing federation is a bit borked right now with some instances, perhaps due to the recent upgrade to Lemmy 0.19.4-rc.6. I believe they are at least aware of it now, though they have been basically non-responsive to the issue so far.

Flatworm7591 , 7 days ago

I don't know what to tell ya, I don't find the word that rhymes with "hanky" offensive at all, especially when it's applied to someone who seems to fit the bill. I think the main difference between MLs and liberals is that liberals are well aware their governments are flawed and are willing and able to criticize them and protest against bad policies, whereas the MLs are dedicated to the idea that it's wrong to criticize non-Western governments, because "left unity", "critical support" etc. This, despite the fact (or maybe because of it) that most of the governments they defend are totalitarian states where government criticism lands you in jail, in a re-education camp, or falling out of a window. This quote sums it up nicely:

Authoritarians, having argued so doggedly for the domination of a paternalistic state and having therefore turned themselves into ideological infants, then develop a hyper-reductive view of geopolitics; precisely the one, in fact, that a state would like for them to have. “Socialism” becomes pathologically confused with “opposing capitalist nations” or more appropriately, “opposing all states aligned with the United States.” They attempt to simplify the struggles of the entire planet down into two camps, the “bad guy imperialist states” and the “good guy anti-imperialist states.” In doing so, worker emancipation is simplified into a single question: “do you support the imperialists or the anti-imperialists?” Woe be to those who do not submit to their reductive understanding. The statists who advocate this position are completely incapable of even understanding what an “anti-imperialist” entity might look like. They, in fact, simply support one imperialist bloc over the other in a battle of two power-hoarders.

Daniel Baryon

Flatworm7591 , 20 days ago

Thanks for reporting the issue. I'm sure db0 will take a look when he gets the chance.

Flatworm7591 , 19 days ago

@dessalines could you restart your sender?

Flatworm7591 , 19 days ago

Pinging @nutomic @cypherpunks @JoeBidet @davel

Flatworm7591 , 19 days ago (edited 18 days ago)

Unfortunately, I'm not getting any response from the .ml admins here or on Matrix, so if anyone wants to reach out to them and ask them to restart their sender that would be great, as the issue is ongoing.

Edit: still crickets from .ml admins ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Flatworm7591 , 17 days ago

@Andromxda looks like the backlog has started to subside now. We will monitor until it normalises.

Flatworm7591 , 17 days ago

To be fair, they are entitled to moderate their instance however they see fit, as are we. On the whole, it's good to have a diversity of instances in the Fediverse, because then you get to pick and choose which ones you want in your feed, according to your interests.

Having said that, I understand your frustration and share some of your concerns. There's a relevant post on .world right now on that very topic... https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/21652340

Flatworm7591 , 23 days ago

They won't say it's socialist, but they still defend anything Russia does because it's anti-western, which is more important for the current generation of tankies.

Flatworm7591 , 23 days ago

The litmus test for me is whether you support/apologise for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Flatworm7591 , 23 days ago

That's cool, sounds lke you are a based leftist, not a tankie.

Flatworm7591 , 23 days ago

The fact you accept that 98% statistic with total credulity is telling. The Ceaușescu government in Romania also claimed similar levels of support. So does Putin. What's the one thing they have in common?

Flatworm7591 , 23 days ago

Fashjacketing anyone who criticises China's government says more about you than me.

Flatworm7591 , 23 days ago

That last 6% (which seems very arbitrary tbh) includes such concepts as "anti-authoritarianism" though, which is a core concept of anarchism. M-Ls on Lemmy generally endorse a centrally planned economy and state ownership of capital and resources, which inevitably leads to state authoritarianism (or so history tells us). Most M-L leftists here are happy to defend that kind of authoritarianism, so long as it's in opposition to the Western liberal democracy. I think that's why anarchists argue so much with M-Ls, because it's a core and arguably irreconcilable difference in ideology.

I agree with you that in an ideal world, anarchists and M-Ls would have little to argue about, but given the sheer number of tankies arguing that China and Russia are basically faultless (even while admiting they are no longer truly communist or socialist) and throwing their support behind the most despicable theocratic and/or authoritarian regimes, like Iran, Yemen, North Korea and Russia, just because they see it as a way to diminish Western liberal democracies, there seems to be a lot to argue about nowadays. Replacing a one authoritarian state with just another authoritarian state does not seem like progress.

Flatworm7591 , 23 days ago

As a moderator, I might encounter more tankies than you. Daily, I see posts justifying Putin's invasion of Ukraine, for example. We can likely agree that this stance is indefensible, both historically and otherwise. Unfortunately, tankies tend to stand out because they actively troll on other instances. I acknowledge my perspective towards MLs generally might be skewed by this experience.

Simultaneously, China is showing assertiveness towards Taiwan, seemingly preparing for an eventual invasion. The Belt and Road Initiative is another manifestation of China's subtle imperialistic goals. They have adopted the same sort of strategy as the IMF and World Bank, offering loans to impoverished nations for development, which leads to a debt trap, control over crucial foreign infrastructure, and increased political and economic influence. To be fair, it's a case of what's good for the goose is good for the gander, but it's unsettling to see China going down that road.

I guess I'm just not convinced by the argument that supporting Russia and China equates to opposing imperialism. On the contrary, it seems more like an attempt to replace Western imperialism with a similar form led by China and Russia. To me, leftist authoritarianism is just as unappealing as Western authoritarianism, and shouldn't be endorsed or excused. And no government should be defended from valid criticisms just because it's notionally socialist.

Flatworm7591 , 23 days ago

To be clear, I would definitely prefer your particular version of a Socialist State with worker co-ops compared to working for a neoliberal free market capitalist business. And thanks for taking the time to engage with me in good faith. I've enjoyed our discussion.

Flatworm7591 OP Mod , 27 days ago

So true. Record labels seem to just want the ability to sell overpriced, shitty DRM locked licenses without any competition from piracy, because it shows just how exploitative their practices really are.

Flatworm7591 , 25 days ago

You’re on a small instance where most of the users I see are brand new troll accounts

You wanna back up that statement with a fact or two?

Flatworm7591 , 25 days ago (edited 25 days ago)

Lol ok I get where you are coming from now, dipshit.

Edit: Commenter did not provide any supporting evidence for brand new troll accounts on our instance, because there aren't any. Clearly, they don't like piracy though, so I've done them a favor and removed dbzer0 from their feed.

Flatworm7591 , 1 month ago

You just want to punch on leftists because they are sticking to their morals while you can-not.

From what I've seen, the leftist brigade on lemmy has nothing to valuable to teach anybody about "sticking to their morals". Their moral code seems to include such inspiring leftist principles as "Ukraine was asking for it", "It's always NATOs fault", "Everything Russian/China/North Korea does is ok with me!", "Ebrahim Raisi was a hero because he stood up against western imperialism", and other wholesome takes we could all learn from. They really know how to stick to their leftist ideals, right?

Is this the left we are supposed to be building a bridge to? The authoritarian, tankie-ridden left, that has been so brainwashed by the notion that everything is the fault of "western imperialism/colonialism" that they will happily throw their support behind any murderous regime, even those with horrific records on human rights, women's rights, lgbtq+ rights, so long as they are fighting against those "fascist" liberal democracies?

Anarchism I can get on board with, because I admire the anti-authoritarian philosophy behind it. But most of the leftists on Lemmy are unfortunately of the "Stalin wasn't as bad as he was made out to be" type. There is no bridge we could build that could support the weight of all those tankies.

And to be clear, I'm no big fan of the US, and I don't live there. But I don't have a hate-boner for western liberal democracies in general, and definitely not if the alternative is living under just another authoritarian regime that happens to be notionally "leftist".

Flatworm7591 , 1 month ago

True, it's not a prerequisite. But sadly, in reality, the left tends towards authoritarianism just as readily as the right. Because once you have consolidation of power and resources, whether in private or in government hands, you get corruption.

Flatworm7591 OP , 1 month ago

It also doesn't help that a lot of the white supremacists are also cops.

Flatworm7591 , 1 month ago

Do we really need their help keeping fascists in check? Problem is hexbears consider everyone who's not on ml or hexbear to be an ipso facto fascist, and act accordingly. There's zero room in their ideology for anyone with more moderate political views. I'd say the majority of our users are probably left leaning, but unless they happen to want the violent destruction of the western liberal democracies, then they just aren't left enough for hexbears to accept.

Having said all that, I feel like we've managed to successfully remove most of the overt political trolling from hexbear on our instance lately, so our own communities aren't too affected. But they really hate the fact we've been clamping down on them.

I'll also acknowledge the majority of hexbear's users don't go trolling. They seem to have a bunch of well meaning people who are focussed on community building, a bunch of political history/theory enthusiasts, and a bunch of awful trolls who are just there for the lulz. You can see in their own modlogs that there's tensions within their instance between those groups.

So, it's a complicated situation to deal with, and depending which groups you interact with, you might have a very different experience. From my own experience I'd say the bad far outweighs the good though.

Flatworm7591 , 1 month ago

I think we just need to take what they say at face value, because it's all to easy for problematic users to pivot to "just joking" when they get called out.

Flatworm7591 , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

Just remind me again, which instance produces hundreds of hate comments every time one of their shitty takes is removed from another instance? Hint: it's not us. They have zero tolerance for us, so why should we be tolerant of them exactly? I'm curious to know your logic.

Edit: and every downvote is from .ml. Wonder why they are wading in on this? Lol

Flatworm7591 , 1 month ago

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-software-bitlocker-slows-performance

That number was only for random write performance. And if you have an SSD that supports TCG Opal and eDrive standard (IEEE-1667) for hardware based bitlocker encrytion then there is no negative speed impact.

Flatworm7591 , 1 month ago

We have nothing against anti-corporate sentiment, in fact that's our whole jam. But this meme makes a false equivalence that living in a 'privileged first world country' means you must be a pro-corporate lapdog and anti-piracy. That's essentially an [inaccurate] political statement, not a piracy-related one. That's why it was removed.

Flatworm7591 , 1 month ago

FYI I'm not American so I won't be voting for either. But I think you are contradicting your own argument when you say:

tl;dr: the distinction between dems and reps is not one of “left/right” but rather one of “right/further right”.

What I was arguing was that the Democrats (aka liberals) are further left than the Republicans (at least in some key social areas). So, while you have defined the difference here as right/further right, that is still an acknowledgment that they are to the left of the Republicans, even if they are "not-quite-left-enough" to qualify as leftist from your ideological perspective. So, it still makes no sense to treat them as equally bad options - there are still degrees of 'bad' we should be concerned about to minimise harms.

It seems to me that many people on the left are currently earnestly trying to destabilise the US by pushing it even further towards right wing fascism, in the hope that it'll eventually provoke some sort of domestic revolution or an international backlash to US influence. This seems to me like a high-stakes strategy that could horribly backfire in so many ways, and I just can't get on board with it.