cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/42876254
Yes, the template is AI generated. No, i didn't find any better one. No, i didn't search for long because i'm lazy. Please just accept my gratitude.
this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2026
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I can't wait for Lemmy v0.20 so we can block this garbage.
Dude just make your own space and moderate it accordingly. It will be empty, but at least you'll be happy.
That article was so conflated and entirely waffle, I couldn't read it. It doesn't offer science behind brain rot. I think it's ok for you to have an opinion for yourself on what brain rot is, absolutely, but when you start going warmonger on it, you should really make sure you have more science to give you an understanding and ability to communicate your opinions with more clarity.
There is science out there, but not in the way you might be thinking, based on some of your opinions expressed here. Brain rot isn't going to be able to be avoided by curating the content, the effect of disassociation is caused by distraction, it could be argued any content caused that disassociative effect, which essentially sends your brain into a form of fight or flight, causing it to feel like it's not safe to be here,( if I have to disassociate).
I don't have any great articles to link at this time. But I would suggest it's a personal balance thing. Taking the time to limit the time you spend on the internet, yourself personally, and just taking a moment to exist, just breathe and be, where you are, right now.
The more engaging and interesting posts will naturally float to the top. Maybe, you need to change your settings, or the app you use to engage if you are getting fed with everything as its first posted. I noticed an entirely different experience going from boost to voyager app.
This place isn't about one person deciding for everyone, what is and should be, the antithesis of that is why this place exists, and I'm sure you're noticing, you don't have many people who agree with you. Maybe Either your delivery needs to change, when discussing your opinion, or your opinion itself, might need some expansion and nuance.
So you hate original content lemmyers put effort into (discussion posts, memes, photos) and praise the laziest form of content (reposting articles someone on another platform made)? Do you want lemmy to become a parasitic platform depending on content from elsewhere to sustain itself?
These are not remotely equal. Low-quality, mindless meme content rots your brain. You should stop consuming it and start downvoting it.
Calling articles "lazy content" is extremely unintelligent. I'm disgusted that you should say that.
The "original content" you refer to is often screenshots of social media posts and reposted memes.
This is such a bizarre thing to say. Reddit and Lemmy are link/news aggregators. Their whole benefit is being a single site where people can share & discuss news, instead of having to visit a dozen different websites every day. Reddit started to promote low-quality meme content, which massively degraded the quality of the platform. It's extremely disappointing to see people on Lemmy promoting it as well.
Reposts, not articles themselves. Reposting someone else's writings from the web as a link is objectively low-effort work that could be handled by a dozen-line script.
Maybe they started as such, but now it's a small part of their scope. I don't perceive them as such, rather as a general-purpose forum. I go to Lemmy/Reddit to ask a question (e.g. how to repair a thing), voice an opinion, start a debate, talk about stuff, read comics, etc. I don't recall following a single community that is about link aggregation.
No no no you don't get it. Lemmy should be what THEY want it to be, not what everyone on Lemmy collectively makes it. Anything otherwise is wrong simply because one bloke online is very certain it rots your brain.
QED
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I don't know what you're referring to. Copy-pasting content instead of linking directly to the source is frowned on for numerous reasons.
Sure, that's a secondary and perfectly valid use. The OP of this thread posted an image promoting memes. That is what I criticized.
Secondary use according to whom? Who made you the arbiter of Lemmy's 'one true purpose?'
Pasting a link is even easier than pasting text.
So, no more memes on /c/memes@lemmy.world?
Yeah. I hate content too.
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Low-quality, mindless meme content, yes. It rots your brain. You should stop consuming it.
Meanwhile you're on here doing the same thing I am.