No, it’s because you mentioned ancap. Capitalism is inherently hierarchical and unmitigated capitalism does not result in freedom.

Here is one resource to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cnxky5ZjQM&t=22

I can’t wait until more YouTube creators move to Peertube + donation platforms like Liberapay!

That’s a good question. To be honest with you, I’ve come across critiques of tankies on .ml as well as tankie nonsense. I’ve also come across some progressive discussion as well as USA apologism on .world.

So in my personal experience (may differ from others based on what communities we frequent) I haven’t experienced so much tankie or American apologist content that I’ve felt the need to leave either community.

I agree with your sentiment that .world is left of reddit - as is Lemmy in general.

What I have been seeing is some users on .world coming across any tankies and wanting to defederate while seeing some amounts of pro-US imperialism on .world but ignoring it since (imo) we’re desensitised to it especially coming from reddit.

I do not find that tankies define the communities I frequent on .ml any more than pro-US imperialism defines .world.

You can be left-leaning while also not a fan of neoliberalism. :)

I take issue with both the authoritarian left and authoritarian right: being an apologist for Soviet Russia as well as being an apologist for the USA is not OK in my opinion.

I find it futile to take a position on which is worse because that just gives space to be an apologist for one that’s “less bad”. I see this happening in this thread right now.

Should I defederate from both lemmy.world and lemmy.ml? Of course not. In fact, I find both to be more tolerable and cooperative than reddit today.

That’s why leftists are prone to like it.

This has not been my experience speaking to leftists at all.

Thank goodness nobody is locked into any one instance. The beauty of the fediverse.

I’m just going to leave this here.

I’ll allow it.

• Thunder: Lemmy App
• Scrambled Exif: Removes metadata when sharing images
• Feeder: Rss Reader
• KISS Launcher: Home Launcher
• NewPipe: PeerTube and YouTube app.
• Omni Notes: Notetaking
• StreetComplete: Easy, fun, and addicting way to make OpenStreetMap updates on the go
• OsmAnd~: Maps and navigation. Works phenomenally when in the backcountry and uses cell towers to locate you when gps alone can’t.
• Tower Collector: Contribute BTS towers for the above.
• VLC: Video player
• WiFi Analyzer: Useful for improving and setting up WiFi networks.
• UntrackMe: Transforms links into their OSS alternatives.

So toxic.

For sure! Industrial-scale farming has been integral to the population growth of our modern society. It doesn’t hurt to alleviate a small amount of pressure from those systems at a local scale in a sustainable way. I mainly just find it fun to grow a few veggies here and there and thought others may be interested. :)

Nobody is claiming an issue with large-scale food production, or that small, local gardens will feed everyone. Also, nobody is telling you what to do.

Rather, that there are benefits to growing even a little bit of your own food should you choose to do so. There’s no need to talk down and I hope you’re alright, because that’s a lotta strawmen.

And that’s ok! Nobody expects to live off of a small garden, nor is it feasible for everybody to grow everything they eat.

It provides many benefits already, such as being a fulfilling activity as you said. It also cuts down on food waste since you can harvest when you eat it and leave it on the plant for a bit longer otherwise. It also reduces trips to the grocery store and reduces emissions of importing food over long distances. Finally, it’s much cheaper if you grow from seed and upcycle plastic containers for planting. Especially if you grow expensive crops like fresh herbs.

It really is so much more convenient getting seedlings!

Also that’s bizarre that your community garden is expensive - kinda defeats the purpose of it.

Anyways, enjoy the rest of your day Moghul!

I feel ya! We work with what we can and if the space you have isn’t feasible, then that’s okay if it simply doesn’t work out.

That being said, here’s a few options to consider but do what you want. :)

One option is to grow some herbs since those tend to get pricey and they therefore offer the best bang for your buck. Plus they take up little space. Starting from seeds is the most cost effective (only a couple dollars for 1000s of seeds). Sow them in an empty plastic egg carton, nursery pots, or other upcycled plastic container. Then, you can germinate and grow under grow lights. Don’t bother with “grow light” marketed ones. Just the brightest, whitest generic LED bulb will do. If you run it all day, it’ll only cost a couple cents per month. Then, you can harvest fresh herbs year-round! Lamps can be found for cheap and sometimes free on Facebook marketplace.

Another option is finding a community garden in your area.

Small-scale, local farming is where it’s at. Growing a bucket of potatoes on a balcony or helping out at a community garden are small but achievable steps to bring the food closer to us. In addition to sustainability, it promotes knowledge of how to produce our own food and reduces dependence on large-scale monoculture farming.

It’s nice to walk a few paces and pick up an ingredient for dinner with the satisfaction that you nurtured it. But mainly, I just don’t feel like going to the grocery store as much lol.

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It’s, uh, supervised learning.

Your profile picture slaps 😅

And slightly higher in Toronto.