• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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      That also makes it a very draining instance where there is constant skirmishing, but the plus side is that it’s a good frontier to try to push Leftist ideals for other instances to see.

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        It provides a good balance between seeing mainstream right wing opinions without having to deal with full on Republican fascists.

        Not being in an echo chamber helps to keep us grounded to what the layman CNN watcher believes.

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          Where are you seeing these right wing opinions? I batangas haven’t seen any since wolfballs dropped

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          Sure, but discussing the same points day after day is frequently unproductive. Hexbear and Lemmygrad, as an example, can be seen as an “echo-chamber” within the context of Lemmy, but Lemmy itself exists in the context of a western-dominated internet. It’s rare that a liberal wandering into Lemmy.ml brings a new argument to the table unheard of by leftists in their daily lives going against the grain.

          The benefit of such “echo chambers” is that there’s potential for higher understanding and discussion. I’m not going to find nuanced discusdion of, say, Marx’s Law of Value or Dialectical and Historical Materialism here as applied to current events. There’s opportunity to give the briefest overview to visitors here, but such topics require being a particular nerd for Leftist politics and theory as well as reading more in-depth than Lemmy conversations can provide.

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      The best instance is subjective to the user. That’s why the fediverse is so rad, people can join whichever digital commune that best reflects their values.

      Some people like bowling with the little gutter bumpers raised up. Some like to throw bowling balls into the wall to see how many holes they can make. Something for everyone!