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[โ€“] drspod@lemmy.ml 55 points 1 week ago (17 children)

Is this community just going to turn into a generic EU>US circlejerk?

I would report the post as off-topic but youโ€™re a moderator. So what do you see this community as? Because Iโ€™m just here for posts about purchase alternatives, not this.

[โ€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 14 points 1 week ago (15 children)

Unfortunately the signal to noise ratio on this community is super low because of posts like this. It's no longer a place to find European alternatives.

[โ€“] Blaze@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure if we're seeing the same content, all posts but this one are on-topic

[โ€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe we're not seeing the same things. OP has posted a few links like this recently along with other users. When this community started it was more about "here's a US product or company that blindly supports Trump and here's the European alternative you should consider". Now most of the posts I see are "EU good US bad". ๐Ÿ˜ž

[โ€“] Blaze@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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[โ€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not saying there isn't good content. I'm saying there's a lot of noise. Case in point is that the first two posts I see right now are:

  • A post about how Trump wants the EU to buy their horror show chicken. Not sure how that helps finding alternatives. Alternatives to what? This is another EU good US bad post.
  • A meme about Amazon alternatives.
[โ€“] Blaze@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

First post is a reminder that Trump doubles down on being a commercial enemy

The second post thus presents alternatives to Amazon? How is that not on topic for a community about European alternatives?

[โ€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Here's another one that I'm not sure is the best quality for this community. Why is this article (from 5 months ago) relevant for this community do you think? Does it present alternatives to US dominated services or products that could be fulfilled by European alternatives?

[โ€“] Blaze@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

Has the situation drastically changed since that article? Based on the comments (https://feddit.nl/post/32162328?scrollToComments=true), the article still seems relevant

[โ€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Here's another meme which whilst funny to some highlights my point about lowering the signal to noise ratio on this community.

[โ€“] Blaze@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

This kind of memes pop up once a day. Feel free to hide the post if you dislike this type of content, it still seems on topic

[โ€“] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ahh tomayto tomato.... Maybe I'm just old but I prefer to see posts about actual alternatives to US products and services rather than memes and articles about politics. Each to their own ๐Ÿ˜Š

[โ€“] Blaze@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

Everyone has their own vision of the movement. Based on the upvotes on those posts, seems like people find them valuable. Also, feel free to post the type of content you would like to see!

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