Dude, leave the guy alone about his living expenses. You don't know anything about the guys living situation. Calling him a liar just because the numbers seem low to you, is out of line, even for you.
WTF is going on with you lately?! You were always kind of a jerk IMHO, but damn, lately you just seem to be accusing people everywhere of the most strange shit. You just accused a dude of not living in the U.S. because you don't like or understand his credit card charges?!
Not only that, but you only brought the very off-topic up because you went to go check his post history about unrelated shit. The fuck?!
You need to go touch grass, friend.
Thanks for being a neutral and logical in this thing.
I think with Philpthebucket, he's just letting his annoyance with me overtake the logic he usually has. I've seen past posts of his where he's showing timestamps, logins, receipts etc to backup his point. But in this particular issue w me, he seems to be letting his feelings take over rather than his usual logic.
Most of his talk about me lately is just "Because of course Universal Monk is..." sorta statements. Which isn't really a good standard. If we're going to use his logic that I'm involved in something just because I'm commenting about a subject in a thread talking about the subject, then he's involved in it too. And you. And everyone who replies to a thread.
I kinda tried to follow the issues that he's reporting, but it's all over the place and he's naming so many people. I just couldn't follow it all. I have no clue what the actual frustration is. Is he for the anti-ai people or against them? Like what is he mad about?
I know I sometimes I give you shit about your takes, but you're a pretty stand-up guy. I still disagree with a lot of your opinions about me, but fuck all, you stay neutral more often than not, so I can respect that and I respect you. (most of the time, haha)
just told me UniversalMonk did nothing wrong
Bro, I love you, but you never miss an opportunity to bring my name up in your posts. I ain't got nothing to do with whatever it is you're going on about, friend. And by the way, I didn't do anything wrong, so whoever told you that is right!
PTB. Like always when it comes to them. But brah, nothing says you have to visit comms that you hate and disagree with. I mean, aren't you kinda stirring up drama on purpose?
Ok, I gotta agree with your statement! lol
But if you don't like AI art, and downvote them without commenting, then why does it matter if you are banned from the AI communities? I mean, you don't wanna be there anyway, right? So why not block them so you don't have to see them in the first place?
Yeah, man, that sucks. Sorry this is happening to you. And it'll probably happen for a little bit longer, so brace yourself. The same kind of person (I actually suspect it's same guy) stalked me on Lemmy for a full 6 months before they finally stopped. So don't let it knock you off of Lemmy or knock you off of your sobriety journey.
Stay strong, brother! You got this!
And OP's posted the most vile and hateful transphobic comments under their other accounts that were banned. Even attacked the mods efforts to overcome alcoholism.
We all know who ya are and what you're doing. YDM
The fact that you are so pissed and so obsessed that you make up alt names just to hassle someone who banned you, is fascinating to me.
What are you like in real life? Like, how much do you lose your shit when you're at McDonald's and someone messes up your order? Are you that creepy guy who threatens to burn the place down because you counted the fries and decided there weren't enough in the bag?
I'd 100 percent watch the documentary about your stalking behavior. But please post it on Peertube instead of Youtube, cuz Youtube is a capitalist hellhole. Thanks in advance.
I think some of their opinions are interesting, and it’s not like they’re posting illegal content. When you see it's Breitbart, you already know what you're in for. There are plenty of left-leaning propaganda sites disguised as news too. It’s not unique to the right.
What really frustrates me is the lack of popular socialist news outlets. I wish we had more of them, so I post what I can from the few that exist.
I’m not mad that Breitbart is popular, I’m mad that socialist sites aren’t just as popular or well-funded. That’s the real issue for me.
I still stand by the fact that I think extremism on both sides of the duo-centric political spectrum erode free thought and free speech. I've always believed, and said, that Lemmy should be open to a diversity of opinion, even conservatives. Even if I don't agree with everything they say, I see no reason that people shouldn't be allowed to post their articles.
I'm a libertarian socialist, as I’ve said many times, and I’ve posted far more links to socialist, anarchist, and libertarian articles than to conservative ones. I haven’t written any conservative articles, I’ve only shared links
But I have written original socialist content.
So again, if the logic is that I’m a conservative simply because I’ve posted links to conservative viewpoints, then shouldn’t that same logic apply to the hundreds of socialist and anarchist posts I’ve shared?
Not only have I linked to leftist content, I’ve also written original articles for Lemmy about socialism, supported digital piracy, and highlighted the work and biographies of lesser-known but respected socialists and anarchists.
If I were truly conservative, why would I put so much effort into promoting socialist and anarchist causes in a positive light?
The reality is that I see value in diversity of opinions. And I'm shocked that an educated audience like Lemmy's are so opposed to that.
It's an awesome instance, from what I've seen of it so far!
I do stand by my statements, that free speech and free thought are being eroded. Hence the reasons I've been banned on some instances. Hence the reason for my OP.
I don't agree with every point in the article (I didn't write it, nor am I the publisher, I just posted a link to the article), but I agree that extremism on both sides of the aisle are eroding free speech and free thought. I've always said that.
The mere fact that you seem to imply that it's ok to ban me because I said that, kinda proves my point.
You link my alt accounts, but none of them got banned.
Because you rarely voice controversial opinions. Being neutral is safe. Having or even posting links to opinions that may not match most of Lemmy, is a really good way to get banned. As this section of this thread is showing.
But I was mostly showing all your alt accounts because people are quick to bring up that I have alt accounts, so I was showing that's it's not uncommon. And not a bad idea. Different instances are going down all over.
Holy shit, this thread. What the fuck is happening to Lemmy?! Shit is getting crazy. Now we even have extremist anti-AI people. Are they just looking for shit to be angry and extreme about?! What shit are they gonna be mad about, tomorrow?
I love AI. I get that some people don't, but some of them are starting to become the fuckin Unabomber about it. lol
AI has made my life better and way more fun.
Stay mad, Luddites.
Wow, besides being a whiny asshole, you're also transphobic. Fuck you.
Edit: Glad you're banned.
Agreed. Not only that, but any 'investigation' would be everything we already know. "Oh, Universal Monk posts a fuckton and some of his links are to news articles that annoy people. And he refuses to change his mind about shit. The fucker."
Ok, cool!
I also posted socialist anarchist content in the past. And to copypasta what I said elsewhere in this thread: Using the logic a lot of people on Lemmy seem to apply: if I'm “conservative” just because I’ve posted links to conservative articles… then, by that same logic, shouldn’t I also be considered socialist and anarchist because I post so much socialist and anarchist content?
Not to mention I have posted way more socialist/anarchist content than links to conservative news articles.
The truth is, I'm not a fascist; I'm a narcissist. If I read something and think it's interesting, I rush to Lemmy and post it, no matter the quality. :)
And I still don’t see what all the controversy is about. I post just about anything I read that I find interesting. Funny how everyone overlooks the hundreds of posts I’ve made about science, socialism, anarchism, third parties, college, education, math, and more. I’ve started conservative communities, mixed-politics communities, socialist communities, anarchist communities, death cult communities, writing communities—you name it. My other main account is @UniversalMonk@sh.itjust.works.
Now, using the logic a lot of people on Lemmy seem to apply: if Universal Monk is “conservative” just because I've posted links to conservative articles... then, by that same logic, shouldn’t I also be considered socialist and anarchist because I post so much socialist and anarchist content?
Also, if I were seriously trying to "ban evade," would I really use my well-known and widely disliked username? Obviously not. I usually get banned right away anyway, as my history shows.
Posting links to news articles from across the political spectrum is not a good enough reason for the chaos my name seems to cause.
I’d love to see someone make a pie chart showing the ratio of my socialist, anarchist, and libertarian posts versus anything remotely conservative. You know why that’s hard? Because I’ve posted so much, and it covers so many topics, because I’m a human being with nuance.
Anyone who actually looks at my posting history would see that I lean libertarian-socialist, just like I’ve always said. The real issue is that Lemmy doesn’t like that I’ve never supported the two-party system. Not before the election or now. I never have, and I never will. I still stand by what I’ve said: Trump getting elected was the Democrats’ fault. They dropped the ball, and they deserved to lose. That’s been my view from the very beginning, and it hasn’t changed.
And if anyone has a problem with me posting a lot, or having more than one account on lemmy, then I invite them to check out:
I regret nothing and I won't change my posting habits. Thanks, friend!
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