I’ve been using Lemmy for a while now, and I’ve noticed something that I was hoping to potentially discuss with the community.
As a leftist myself (communist), I generally enjoy the content and discussions on Lemmy.
However, I’ve been wondering if we might be facing an issue with ideological diversity.
From my observations:
- Most Lemmy Instances, news articles, posts, comments, etc. seem to come from a distinctly leftist perspective.
- There appears to be a lack of “centrist”, non-political, or right-wing voices (and I don’t mean extreme MAGA-type views, but rather more moderate conservative positions).
- Discussions often feel like they’re happening within an ideological bubble.
My questions to the community are:
- Have others noticed this trend?
- Do you think Lemmy is at risk of becoming an echo chamber for leftist views, a sort of Truth Social, Parler, Gab, etc., esque platform, but for Leftists?
- Is this a problem we should be concerned about, or is it a natural result of Lemmy’s community-driven nature?
- How might we encourage more diverse political perspectives while still maintaining a respectful and inclusive environment?
- What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of having a more politically diverse user base on Lemmy?
As much as I align with many of the views expressed here, I wonder if we’re missing out on valuable dialogue and perspective by not having a more diverse range of political opinions represented.
I’m genuinely curious to hear your thoughts on this.
It provides alternative opportunities for advancing beyond traditional schooling which would’ve been a slow burn if it was only public schooling that was present
It also leads to more competitive practices whether it’s studying or teaching alternative sectors to children earlier than public schools would
In nations with limited budgets it also means it’s the only option for studying opportunities, where if removed it would essentially mean that education would be worse than subpar
But, taken to an extreme, this would lead to places like USA which gave too much power to private institutions
What I want is a mix, give and take, force those who take the money to actually use it well and give my children, my nephew’s or those brought in with scholarships to prosper, but also allow for public institutions to benefit by having them adopt practices, make better use of funds and also incentivise cooperation
All that ends up doing is reinforcing class distinctions, though.
Like true however private schooling that’s privately funded can’t be banned over this imho
Why not? My goal is to end class distinctions and classes in general.
I don’t like to use ban hammer as general policy as it creates issues in of itself.
Classism is a huge issue I would posit that solution is giving people freedom to make their own life is an important of existence. So if they want to pay out of their ass for private school so be it.
Focus on good public schooling would serve the goal of less classism IMHO
That doesn’t really sound like a solution, just a justification for not tackling the problem though. Good public schooling is good, period, and limits social stratification that Private schooling entrenches.
I don’t think banning public schooling is even legally possible in most of oecd countries.
Right to determine your child’s education is a constitutional right.
Reinforcing classism is of course the goal of most Western governments.
Which government doesn’t function as top down hierarchy with daddies owning and ruling the pedons?
Are you advocating for vouchers?