Not enough time to read the full article, but I’m wondering what protections there are against the new system being corrupted as well? When there’s a will, there’s always a way…

Can we make this happen for all the science-denying idiots out there? Let’s start with RFK.

Shitposting? Nah. A really good shit can get you your very own Mr. Hankey for real friendship, tho!

That’d mean Jesus was at least bi, if not outright gay. Hmm… might just test the waters with him in order to watch MAGAts completely lose their shit…

I was thinking more community-specific level.

IMHO, if you want an echo chamber then make a private community. Public spaces should be open to all, and banning used as a last resort - and even then only as a tool to force a “cooling off” period, so temporary bannings only (at least at first). People can just create another login to harass your group anyway, so permanent bans seem stupid & pointless. If someone just won’t stop even after multiple month-long bans, then permaban if you wish, but they’ll be back under another name out of resentment and anger.

Maybe Lemmy could use a “controversial commenter” flag - not sure if should be set by mods or voting history - which people could use to block threads from those types of people if they don’t want to deal with such. This would allow those who want to debate to do so, and those who don’t to choose to be oblivious of such discussion.

This has been an off the cuff response, so not thought out much. I expect to be destroyed for such stupid ideas, but hope they’ll prompt some useful discussion.

You don’t realize it yet, but you have been saavvveeeeddddd by these wonnerful deee-sigh-pulls of Jesus! Can I get an “AMEN,” brothers & sisters?!?

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Think you forgot the opening parenthesis on the alternate link, OP.

That these even needed to stated - let alone affirmed by a court - is yet another disgusting sign of just how far (and fast) we’ve fallen as a country. The so-called “party of law & order” are nothing but a collection of bullies and thugs.

It’s so notnottheonion that I’ve got tears running down my face.

Now that’s a great idea! Using Statler & Waldorf (the old hecklers from the balcony) for Peter Falk’s Grandpa role ought to be hilarious!

I’m gonna be spending hours now trying to figure out which Muppet to assign as each character from TPB - like who gets stuck as Prince Humperdinck (or the six-fingered man)? Thanks… 🙄

EDIT: noticed I somehow dropped the word “or”.

I’d rather my friends than the ones you seem to have with the annoyingly odd behaviors. 🤨

EDIT: Love the downvote from someone I’m guessing took this comment seriously. Chillax, my dude (or dudette, or dudex, or whatever you prefer).

Holy sheet! There’s a pairing I’d never have thought of! Could be amazing, but more likely a complete disaster.

La Forge. Geordi La Forge. Agent double-aught sixty-nine at your service.

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“I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys-R-Us kid…”

Feels like an early performance before they’d even locked down the final version. Interesting video for one of my all time favorite songs - thanks for posting it!

I don’t like musicals because I’m there for a story that’s believable, and that I can relate to - nobody just breaks out in song when they get dumped, for example. Muppets get a pass because I already had to suspend my disbelief in order to even want to watch them.

Looks mighty pissed - must have just as hard a time getting all of it off as we humans do.