Aw, it’s even in colors

Lemmy is addictive even with no algorithm or dodgy corporate ethics for example.

Could you elaborate on what you mean by this?

a weird parasocial relationship a lot of people have with him where everything wrong he does is just an oopsie

This is interesting, as there are plenty of other celebrities who have a sort of “cult of personality” like this. I could be misinformed but Donald Trump and Oprah Winfrey come to mind. I wonder what kind of phenomenon causes this and if there is any psychological research behind that.

gaming, like every media has always been political

Good point! The way technology itself is designed can even be political. I’d highly recommend reading Langdon Winner’s essay Do Artifacts Have Politics? about this.

I can’t tell if you’re being genuine or not, but there is a difference between using a swear word ever and being a hateful bigot and using slurs against marginalized groups

Yes.

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/working-paper/2022/the-collection-of-slavery-compensation-1835-43

paid slave owners £20 million as compensation for the loss of their “property”

Y’all have $100 to spend on those mushrooms?