I check my 5 free articles on Ground News practically daily. Ugly site. It points out some ugly things about us.

Ya. A nuanced media net is the only real answer. Trying to balance one liar against another rarely results in balance.

I can say both of those things with genuine respect. I thought I was going to get drafted into Desert Storm. I don’t like sand.

Al Jazeera is the mouthpiece of a hostile foreign power (to me). Its also sickeningly, cloyingly coated with hate for the US throughout any segment. I will on occasion read something that’s been generically reposted, recognize the writing style, and then confirm that it came from AJ. Its so tilted that it reminds me of Fox News. And I don’t watch Fox News either.

I hear you …

I don’t often change upvotes. Sometimes I will go back and upvote things after I better understood the poster’s point.

Downvotes tho … I review my downvotes at lemvotes.org. I haven’t changed many, but I do reconsider them.

Somebody else pointed out, maybe my instance just federated with them. This seems a likely cause for the sudden change in my feed.

Ok. This is useful info.

I’ve just checked that setting. Ok, that’s an option, thx. This is the first bot that I’ve actually noticed (aka it annoyed me), and I’ve blocked it specifically.

Its that old? I don’t know why I’m suddenly seeing their stuff. I’ll inquire w/my instance admin.

I’m still kinda new here. I’m guessing if enough instances admins hate it and defederate Lemmit.Online, they might stop?
I haven’t seen much lemmy drama yet. (Well, other than lemvotes, that was dramatic.) I don’t know how these things sort out.

Joe knows.

Well that’s just it. You might know Joe. You just don’t know.

Thx for finally explaining this for me. I’ve not quite understood it till now.
Not knowing this detail made some Japan stories very odd.

Right? It seems like a WeWork, except they will help you front as well.
For most circumstances, I would imagine this extends no farther than using their mailbox and address.
The lead-in of the article doesn’t well represent the details. Pretty interesting, regardless.

:)
I love lemmy. Imagine this conversation on reddit. I’m not envisioning any smiles.

Willpower is not some magical force that you can limitlessly tap

I’m sorry. This is not true. Now, I’ll admit, I’m not all that well balanced. That sorta comes with having limitless willpower. And it doesn’t solve most things, really it’s just a different set of problems. But this perspective you share, its the perspective of a NORP. Outside that sandbox, there are crazies that have all the juice it takes for anything at all. Nice to meet ya.

you’re already doing what you can and want to

Well put. This is the true path.