chk232Lemmy is more left leaning because the rights popularity seen on other social media are driven by bots that are not here.
JesterRaiinNot really. I mean that “because…” part.
Leftism is inherenty tied to technology, especially new. It’s part of its lifestyle. EVERY new, massive social “site” (or online service) is expected to be left-leaning by default. It may later change its political viewpoint, but in its relative infancy it’s left.
Rightism is more about actions taking place in real-world. As such, the technology isn’t perceived as more than a tool, used for specific purpose only, rather than part of, or the foundation of a lifestyle.
…and of course there’s a plethora of alternative political views, options and convictions that are a mix of either extremes of the spectrum - if you meet a person online, it shouldn’t be surprisied to learn about “pro-life”, but also “anti-Trump” and similarly puzzling approaches to various aspects of life.
tl;dr: it’s not about bots. It’s because Lemmy/Mastodon isn’t popular enough to serve as a tool for right-wing politics.
Flying SquidLeftism is inherenty tied to technology, especially new.
I don’t know, there has always been a huge libertarian contingent of the tech industry as well. I’m not sure which is bigger. I hope the leftism.
I feel that comment is on the vibe of “liberals are leftists”.
Flying SquidLibertarians are not leftists.
possibly a catThey most definitely are.
I don’t know anyone who considers communists to be right-wing, and communists are as classic as libertarianism gets.
Communism and libertarianism have nothing to do with each other. What are you even talking about?
They most certainly do, lol.
Go to wiki, look up libertarianism, look under the section etymology.
In a political context it has always carried the meaning of anarchist - it was coined to differentiate libertarian/anarcho-communists from socialist communists.
When Rothbard appropriated the term for his neoliberal populism in recent American history, even he was drawing from that basis - although obviously in bad faith, since he promotes a platform of oppression.