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I've been using Lemmy for a while now, and I've noticed something that I was hoping to potentially discuss with the community.

As a leftist myself (communist), I generally enjoy the content and discussions on Lemmy.

However, I've been wondering if we might be facing an issue with ideological diversity.

From my observations:

  1. Most Lemmy Instances, news articles, posts, comments, etc. seem to come from a distinctly leftist perspective.
  2. There appears to be a lack of "centrist", non-political, or right-wing voices (and I don't mean extreme MAGA-type views, but rather more moderate conservative positions).
  3. Discussions often feel like they're happening within an ideological bubble.

My questions to the community are:

  • Have others noticed this trend?
  • Do you think Lemmy is at risk of becoming an echo chamber for leftist views, a sort of Truth Social, Parler, Gab, etc., esque platform, but for Leftists?
  • Is this a problem we should be concerned about, or is it a natural result of Lemmy's community-driven nature?
  • How might we encourage more diverse political perspectives while still maintaining a respectful and inclusive environment?
  • What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of having a more politically diverse user base on Lemmy?

As much as I align with many of the views expressed here, I wonder if we're missing out on valuable dialogue and perspective by not having a more diverse range of political opinions represented.

I'm genuinely curious to hear your thoughts on this.

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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Seems like lemmy.world already provides plenty of right wing perspectives, we really don't need me.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

.world is modded to be that way... ESP news and politics

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Modded, and federated/defederated. They intentionally defed from the Marxist dominated instances because they wanted to erase any real Marxist presence.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Oh no theyre bRiGaDiNg us!!!11"

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lemmy.ml being extremely broadly federated but removing rule-breaking comments: scary and bad

Lemmy.world defederating Marxist-aligned instances so no one on those instances can ever offer input: wholesome and liberal

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I really wish we took some more precautions before the reddit exodus. We saw it coming but I definitely didn't do anything to plan for it. I guess I'd just not been there for such a long time that I forgot just how bad that userbase had gotten.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago

Hindsight is 20/20, we know more now than we did then and can better prepare for next time.