the mods of r/autism banned me for repeatedly calling them out on their bullshit bc they wouldn’t address it. It’s incredible, no matter the neurotype, mods are always the same hypocritical powertripped manchildren who never take accountability bc they think they are god for managing a subreddit. I pity them really, and i can proudly say that for all that is worth, that even if i have my problems at least I’m not one of those pathetic slobs.
Typically it is a bad idea to insult the mods…
With that being said, the mods on r/autism suck
Good. You’re better off without reddit at all.
That’s kinda normal for a lot of Reddit mods really. I remember a legal advice mod who banned lawyers because they wouldn’t agree with him and who thought he knew it better (turned out he was utterly wrong). Or that maniac in the guitar sub who straight up bans people for mentioning a certain type of guitar. Or that one time I got banned from BLM because I dared to comment on a funny post in the shitpost sub. Which in itself was kinda funny.
You have to understand that mods aren’t any different from users. Some are ok, some make mistakes and some others are complete fucking idiots not able to understand the damage they cause.
Usually that’s where admins step in, but unlike Lemmy, Reddit admins just sit on their title (almost certainly with a golden chocolate medallion around their neck) and jerk off all day long.
the last part isn’t surprising
submitted
thank you, i’ll submit the story tomorrow
What was the BS?
letting people share autismspeaks funded articles without repercussion, not only is it against the rules but also damages autistic people, and i couldn’t let that slide
Yeah alright. Their mods are bad people. Never been there myself but that’s blatant.
I’ve dealt with similar upsets watching smaller negative utilitarian related subs get taken over by hate groups, which nobody seems to mind despite the actual philosophies stemming from empathy.
What’s the issue with Autism Speaks? I know I saw something negative about it a while back, but I never read into it. I haven’t been keeping up with much negative shit lately because there’s too much negative shit to keep up with.
Check out the videos on YouTube
Eugenicist community that treats autism like a plague that ruins the lives of parents and everyone the autistic person comes into contact with.
Speaks over actual autistic people in favor of a “cure” instead of treating autistic people like, well, people. The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) is a much better foundation.
Just like with any marginalized/disability oriented community: “Nothing about us without us.” Autism Speaks violates that rule aggressively.
In that case: Thank you for speaking up and good riddance. A shame they’re not taking their position seriously and do what they’re supposed to do: Abide by the rules and making sure all participants do so, too. There’s real harm coming from letting autism speaks propaganda stand like that.
Sounds like you’ll find more community here on Lemmy.
We’re a smaller, odder bunch, but in the more reminiscent style of older form posts.
I really like the sphere here. I ditched Reddit awhile ago for the Fediverse and haven’t looked back since.
I keep thinking that Lemmy is way bigger than it is. Part of me is nervous that it might go down hill the more it grows.
Growth is inevitable so I guess we just need to hold true to strong values.
i don’t like the idea of a community that big setting a precedent like this. Then ofc I’m staying here bc it’s much better, but i feel like this is a big problem, bc ppl are more prone to flock to that cesspool and thus getting exposed to autismspeaks propaganda and redditors. Im gonna take my benzos bc I’m really agitated about this
The unfortunate reality that I’ve come to cope with, is that there’s only so much you can do to attempt to convince people of something contrary to beliefs integrated within their identities.
Cognitive dissonance is a difficult battle to wage, but it is fruitless persuade those unwilling to be convinced that a large community easily indexed on the first page of the most ubiquitously used search engines is not the best solution to find community.
It is an unfortunate truth, but it will reduce the harm in your life to distance yourself from these types of group think communities.
I would prefer to be downvoted and engage in good faith discussion with a smaller group of individuals and possibly have my own beliefs evolve than stay in a corporate environment.
As I tell people here on Lemmy, my thoughts and opinions are my own. You don’t need to agree with me and I’m willing to read a different perspective.
yeah also no entitled mods here so that’s a plus
I’m entitled! I just don’t know what I am titled to.
lots of cattle
Free air and sincere thanks for fostering our lil community 😄
Back in my day, all gas stations had an air hose coiled up around the side of the building for anyone to use, no charge. Now you gotta dump handfuls of quarters into a machine. :shakes_fist_at_clouds:
