As I’ve used Lemmy, I’ve discovered just how politically charged it can be. This is likely just due to the nature of the software and the types of people that tend to care about it, but I’d like to avoid associating with radicals, both left and right. As such, I want to make a new account on a new general-purpose instance. I can speak German, so I was thinking feddit.org or lemmy.at, but I know nothing about them. What do you suggest?

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    12 days ago

    By definition, reality is neutral. Human perception of reality however, is not.

    I know it’s semantics, but still, it’s an important distinction

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      12 days ago

      Given that one side of the political spectrum has become staunchly against many aspects of reality, I disagree with your premise.

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      Let me better phrase that. Communication of news cannot be done in an unbiased and neutral manner - how you state things and what points you deem relevant to include will vary on your political leaning.

      A classic example of this is a headline like “Mexican man murders two.” The choice of which adjectives to include in identifying someone is influenced by politics and we’ll often, rightfully, call out right wing news outlets that emphasize race or immigration status when discussing an event.