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Like cmon we want to see more tech posts, but the only posts we’re seeing is about elon musk and it’s non worthy posts.

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[–] [email protected] 132 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, OP has made this post and one other comment...

They could have posted anything else and been the change they wanted, now they'll get notifications from people talking about the one thing they dislike enough to make a post?

I'll never understand the logic behind that shit, the last post was 13 hours ago, just make a different post instead of one complaining about every other posts.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a meta discussion about the direction they want the sub to take.

Sitting down and discussing something that you don't like, so you can avoid it more in the future, is not the contradiction so many people in this sub seem desperate to make it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Though, it does help to make a good faith effort to add content you'd like to see more of

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Agreed. It could absolutely be that this person just likes to complain. But this whole "talking about banning things you don't thing belong in this community is really just talking about it too" is a ridiculous "gotcha."

[–] [email protected] 76 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You have become the very thing you sought to destroy!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

banhammer.jxl

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can block posts by keywords, including Elon musk if you like

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

sadly that's an app-specific setting. if you use a different app or choose to access Lemmy via browser, your keywords won't apply.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

lemm.ee##div.post-listing:has(span:has-text("/elon/i"))

Put that into your uBlock Origin filters and change the instance to that of your own. Just keep in mind that this applies to usernames too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most frontends offer similar features. Try phtn.app

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This looks like a nice web interface like Voyager. I hate it when you are forced to install an app to use what's literally capable within a modern web browser

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You don't need to install Voyager either. You can use it as a PWA.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

huh. I did not understand any of that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

PWA = Progressive web app. Essentially websites that act like apps on your phone. Not sure what kinda device or browser you're using but if you navigate to the page, then hit the menu button, there should be something along the lines of "add to home screen" or "install site as app".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Happy cake day!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hermit is great too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All that did was create a shortcut to the site...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No, it has pretty much all the functionality of an app.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_web_app

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn't see him until your post, so thanks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ha, my thoughts exactly. I've dipped out of Lemmy for a few weeks, just dipped back in today. "I wonder if it's still wall to wall Musk?" I thought, logging in; and this was the first post I see.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I just got into lemmy, and compared to reddit he seems refreshingly scarce here. Come to think of it so does Bonespurs.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Their shills are less present here. These "influencers" spend good money on this engagement slop.

Warren baffet too... Just endless fucking articles to generate "positive" engagement. I don't get this daddy worship shit esp from adult men

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

A coworker actually referred to trump as daddy once. Out of dead silence, he said to another coworker, "You know, daddy is gunna be in the area soon." I continued to evesdrop, as I wanted to hear who coworker #2 thought of as 'Daddy' with no context. He hesitantly said the names of a few managers in confusion, and the first guy corrected him and mentioned it was the former president.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Doesn't seem that hard to get. From observation it appears that grown men can still long for father figures.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Gereatric nepo babies surely make good father figures for middle aged wage cucks

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Well thanks I almost made it a day without. Then I saw your post.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Also the chicken game.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He was in Iron Man 2.

He popped in to ruin that too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Even without musk it is still the worst iron man.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Mad at the quality of technology posts.

Makes another low quality post.

Yeah…

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So you just made another one...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

The Streisand effect, with less steps

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

In my experience the vast majority of posts about Elon Musk are from people who hate him and are tired of hearing about him.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

When you rage about being stuck in traffic, then you realize….

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Be the change you want to see in the world. You just posted about him.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

He's one of the richest yet divisive billionaires in the world who is putting his foot in the door in regards to social network, electric cars, and space travel, what did you expect? "I want to know about technology, but I also want to ignore this huge elephant in the room shitting on me."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Pretty sure people have said the same thing about all the ultra rich in every generation. I'm just hoping that Musk goes the way of Howard Hughes

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Son of a ….

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

This is the Musk community. Haven’t you heard?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Same. At least Bonespurs will probably soon have his final Big Mac Attack and the news will be all about MAGA self destructing as the hangers-on claw each other to pieces to get on top. Musk has a lot more years left in him. His smartest move would be to announce that he's trans and make social media implode like a supermassive black hole.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Feel free to downvote and ignore them. Presumably, the people who posted them thought that they were worthy, and I doubt their minds were changed by your non-argument here.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, ok, But I just heard Elon eats hot dogs on hamburger buns!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Are those serious? I thought they were the daily joke but not funny...

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Dude has made billions off being a professional lolcow. Can't stop now.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago

Well then dont use X