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UniversalMonk

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Mormon Satanist. Transracial Socialist Workers Party Kopimist Monk. Debt-free. Alcohol-free. Drug-free. Caffeine-free. Woke-free. “Dems/Repubs offer only crumbs to workers while propping up systems that oppress us. True liberation comes only when we break free and ignite the fire of revolution.”

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UniversalMonk ,
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Whenever I see these articles, I feel like it’s part of OpenAI’s marketing strategy to use the fear-based media to pump up the sense of how revolutionary their tech is

Yep, I think that’s what’s going on too.

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Exactly! I was just saying the same thing in another post!

UniversalMonk , (edited )
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That’s more than I make and I’m a teaching assistant at a public elementary school. Good for them though!

UniversalMonk ,
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cashiers aren’t allowed to sit in USA?

Not in any stores I have seen in my city.

UniversalMonk OP ,
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So what would I have done that resulted in a permaban if I’ve never even heard of that instance? I have only ever posted here on Lemmy.world.

The user who posted it is trying to make some point that I am an obvious troll and says that I got perma banned for “toxic” behavior and then posted that screenshot. And I couldn’t really reply, because I had no idea what any of it meant! I asked him to post shots of any comments on that instance that would have resulted in a permaban, but he declined.

And thank you for the Kbin.earth invite! I have heard others mention it as well, so I will definitely look into it!

UniversalMonk OP ,
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Thank you. I was just curious because the guy is really laying into me and laughing about it, but other than his screenshot of an instance I have never heard of, he has no posts to show me that would have gotten me banned. lol

But hey, probably already spent too much time. I think he may have been behind the whole thing. He’s been following me on Lemmy a few days now. Thank you! You guy are awesome!

UniversalMonk OP ,
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Ahh, ok. Thank you! I was figuring it couldn’t be too serious since i had never even knew about it until this random user starting posting screenshots of it and calling me toxic. lmao

This community is awesome and helpful. Thank you!

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Because as many in the tech thread said, it could be for nothing. There are no specific posts that show me even posting to that sub. So it’s not proof of anything other than some person in some instance (where there is no proof that I even posted) decide that they would ban me. And my post history also shows ZERO evidence that I ever posted there.

The tech thread answers and the no stupid questions answers: lemmy.world/post/19485386lemmy.world/post/19485485

And really hard to take your seriously. Besides just being banned from World news for your comments. You’ve just had some comments here, that were directed towards me, removed for civility.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d86c2984-75cb-4ec5-ae69-e65cddff4930.jpeg

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UniversalMonk OP , (edited )
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UniversalMonk has earned some of the negative response he’s getting.

I just post the articles that get the downvotes. I don’t write them. :)

UniversalMonk OP , (edited )
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But I posted the link to that thread in my question, so they can actually see all of that.

UniversalMonk OP ,
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Hmm, but any idea on what post would have banned me and I never received any notification. I did crosspost some socialist community articles to the .MI socialist community now that I think of it.

But I never got any negative comments nor any notification. But maybe it was because I crossposted an article?!

Because the user attacking me who showed the screenshot is trying to show how “toxic” I am, but I still have no clue and nothing in there says anything about “toxic.” lol

I mean, not that important. Since I didn’t even know I got permabanned from whatever instance it is, but just curious. Thank you!

UniversalMonk OP , (edited )
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And that’s what’s so weird. I have never even heard of dubvee, or even know how to get there.

Wait, is it possible that the guy who is showing me this “proof” of how “toxic” I am, actually owns an instance, banned me, and then decided to use that for proof?! Because his attitude definitely would fit the profile of someone doing that! And when I asked him what post did it, he declined to show me. Yet was happy to show the screenshot of the ban. Which I didn’t even know I had.

EDIT: No proof of that. Just curious

UniversalMonk OP ,
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Someone mentioned that any owner of an instance can ban me. Is it possible that the guy who is showing me this “proof,” yet declined to show me any posts, actually owns an instance, and then banned me. Then returned to magically say “Gotcha!”?

Cuz he has been following me for several days and has had some of his comments removed for civility. So I am wondering if it’s some weird persona vendetta. Our conversation is in the thread, but i am beginning to think this is all a fack gotcha to weirdly make him think he has got me or something. I don’t know. I love Lemmy, but man some of these posters…lol

UniversalMonk OP ,
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That’s just the thread I have already posted when I asked the question, friend.

UniversalMonk OP ,
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Ahh, ok, well he has been following me for a while now and my account is only a month old. But another user said it happens often to new users, so maybe it’s just that.

One, weird that he went into that much detail, when even I don’t know how to see that info and never had any idea. And two, weird how he is laughing about the proof, without showing any actual comments that got me permabanned. But meh, as someone else said, the dude is probably full of shit. And I didn’t even know I was permabanned and never heard of that instance. lol

Thank you for replying. You guys rock!

UniversalMonk OP ,
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I was going to get into Linux right after I retired, but then decided un-retire and went back into the workforce to be an elementary teacher’s aide.

But when I retire again in another year or so, I am gonna look into the the whole Linux thing. Right now I’m Mac-based, so hopefully it won’t be so hard. But I actually can’t wait to learn all about it!

UniversalMonk OP ,
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chances are you know what you did,

Actually no. I have never read of Dubvee, don’t know how to get to it, I don’t even know what it is. I am genuinely curious, which is why I posted here.

And no, it’s NOT that important, but a user is accusing me of being toxic and using that as proof, but with no posts or samples of anything that I have ever posted to that community or anything.

And as I said earlier, in addition to not even knowing what that community is, there are no posts or comments or notifications on my end either. I legit only found out when he posted that screenshot in a political news community.

My main instance is here on Lemmy.world, and I only recently even learned what instances were. Not that I am a moron, but I am still new to the whole fediverse model. I was just a reddit user that came here after the suck was just too much there.

And even then I had to follow step-by-step directions on how to set up an account. I’ve only been on for less than a month.

Which does make me sound like a moron, but I’m learning! Thank you for the reply.

And no, you don’t have time to go thru my comment history. The majority of which is me arguing with this one user who alternates from saying I am a computer bot to russian operative living outside of the US and/or a secret Trump plant. Even tho I created and mod the socialist sub here on Lemmy! It’s been fucking wild couple of weeks! lmao

UniversalMonk OP ,
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I’d just block that one nutter and move on. Are they here in the thread, by any chance?

Yep, and he’s giving you some crap right now in this thread. It’s @pooperNickel

lol

UniversalMonk OP , (edited )
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Enjoy the attention others give you!

Well, I mean, I did post a disclaimer right after posting the original article in question, in an effort to deflect this “attention.” Um, didn’t seem to work in that thread in the original community. :/

And I posted here for a technical answer since my posting history shows nothing every posted to the instance (which I’d never even heard of until today) that banned me.

But thanks for your input. I may not agree with it, but I support your right to it.

UniversalMonk OP ,
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Again, that’s the same thread I posted already.

UniversalMonk OP ,
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Because your comment is there, I just noticed it, and I replied to it.

UniversalMonk OP ,
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https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/2fa973b1-f00c-4fee-9a76-c7db9c153507.jpeg

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UniversalMonk ,
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Lemmy is full of communists/socialists

Socialist here! Lemmy is much more welcoming than Reddit.

UniversalMonk ,
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Well I didn’t join Lemmy just to do Socialist stuff. I just happen to be a socialist, and I joined Lemmy. What instance to you recommend?

UniversalMonk ,
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Thank you! This is great information!

DuckDuckGo starting to give more "personal" search results

Been slowly running into more results from DDG that seem to have some “personal parameter” or difference in search results. I had a search saved from some months ago, went to check it for some references and got new hits involving local organizations that had nothing to do with the search. Opening up a private browser I see...

UniversalMonk ,
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Yep! I am new to here from Reddit. And holy shit do I love Lemmy! Sooo glad I stopped using reddit and found Lemmy!

UniversalMonk OP ,
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Yep, seem like a way better way.

UniversalMonk OP , (edited )
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I hope not, cuz I got a lot of shit I wanna do!

UniversalMonk OP , (edited )
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I’m assuming the same species. But if it was the same dino at same time, that’d be badass! But I just don’t think that would be possible to know.

UniversalMonk OP ,
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I’m not seeing where it says specifically says that the tracks were made by the same individual dinosaurs, rather than by the same types of dinosaurs. The footprints found in Brazil and Cameroon are described as being “almost identical” in shape, and they are attributed to similar species, such as theropods, sauropods, or ornithischians.

The focus of the article is on the matching footprints being evidence that land-dwelling dinosaurs of similar species could move across the continents before they split, rather than suggesting they were left by the exact same individual dinosaurs.

Or is there a different article that is about these same footprints that says they are the same individuals?

UniversalMonk OP ,
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Oh ok! haha I didn’t get the reference. My bad!

How is Lemmy better than Reddit?

I am a reddit refugee. Keep seeing that this is supposed to be somehow better than Reddit. As far as I can tell, it follows a similar format, less restrictive on posts being removed I suppose. But It looks like people still get down vote brigaded on some communities. So I’m curious, how it’s better?

UniversalMonk ,
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i experience this constantly on lemmy.

Me too!

UniversalMonk ,
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I prefer Lemmy, even tho it can be a little too reddit-like. But the mods do seem to be a bit less ban-happy, so that’s a good thing.

But since I vote for third parties, I get pretty much the same hateful comments I got when I was on Reddit. But hey, at least I’m not banned! :)

So as someone else said, more assholes here, but less hivemind.

UniversalMonk ,
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Late to this thread, but dammit, well said, friend. Well said.

UniversalMonk ,
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My biggest piece of advice is to be the content you want to see.

Totally agree with this. BUT just know that for some Lemmy’s, they get suspicious pretty quick.

My account is less than a month old. I found a vast hole of the kind of content I want to see, so I started posting a lot. Starting communities, replying to replies on my posts, etc.

And pretty much every day I get called variations of being a troll, spammer, trumper and/or russian asset.

Doesn’t keep me from posting, and I think it’s hilarious. But just a heads up to anyone reading. Tho this thread is old so maybe no one will. But I found this thread just now, so… lol

UniversalMonk ,
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I’ve probably had more heavy downvotes or arguments on Lemmy in 9 months than I had on Reddit in over 15 years.

Same. I mean, I still love and prefer Lemmy, but I’ve had DM’s of people saying that they were gonna follow me around on Lemmy “just to keep an eye on” me because I disagreed with what they said. lmao

UniversalMonk ,
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Loony power tripping moderators can only ban you from their little bit rather than from the whole site.

Amen!

UniversalMonk ,
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You own your data, you can self-host your own Lemmy instance and still connect to other Lemmy instances (Like what I do)

Can ya point to a series of instructions that show one how to do that? I mean, I’ll search on my own as well, but since you seem well versed, I thought you may have some unique insight on a really good set of instructions.

UniversalMonk ,
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if you’re a Stalinist, you have at least three solid options.

And what options are those?

UniversalMonk , (edited )
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hahaha, wow, I had no idea. Ick.

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