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  • 33-year-old Lucy Letby was convicted on Friday of killing seven babies in the neonatal unit of a hospital in England.

  • A handwritten note found by police officers who searched her home after the arrest read "I killed them on purpose".

  • Letby will be sentenced on Monday and faces a very long prison term, and possibly a rare full life sentence.

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[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago

Idk about everyone else but dam does Lemmy have some of the most brutal posts over and over... between these messed up news stories, brutal cop stories, and the constant politics posts is there even anything else to see? I think I've had enough internet tonight.

[-] MrCaturdayNight@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

Sadly it’s not Lemmy. This is the world we live in.

[-] qaz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] Aux@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There are plenty of good news, but no one gives a crap.

[-] thrawn21@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I curate the communities I follow to only be nice, hobby-related things, so when I've had enough of the all feed, there's plenty to see without the horror stories.

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That's true it's probably just the all feed I'll just hop .... Nope apparently my home feed is depressing AF

[-] GoosLife@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Same, I also block communities that consistently show up on my all-feed with negative content. I'd rather miss an interesting post than see negative stuff regularly. There's enough stuff to be depressed about, and those 5 minute pocket-lemmy breaks add up. If all those moments were to be consistently negative, I'm sure it'd do a number on my mental health in the long run.

[-] discodoubloon@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I used to do that with Reddit too… followed would be stuff I really personally want to see and I’d check All if I didn’t get enough.

I think one of the problems here is just a litany of cross posts.

[-] cedarmesa@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe I am doing it wrong but for me I see everything and only blocking a community let's me no longer see it. I started doing that but only to communities I know I will never like the content. Stuff like news is a mixed bag.

[-] Why9@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Subscribe to content you like, and then watch the "Subscribed" feed rather than the "Everything" feed.

For me, Lemmy has become almost like Reddit lite, as I've found many of the communities I enjoyed on Reddit

[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you, I will try this out. I did subscribe to a lot of stuff and kind of wondered what the point was since I didn't see much of it. Guess this is why. Still getting used to the little differences from reddit.

[-] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My answer for any defederation request.

[-] alphacyberranger@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] MudSkipperKisser@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

My feed is overrun by cat content…I mean I love the kitties but it’s too much

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I got cute bugs here if you want:

!awwnverts@lemmy.world

!beebutts@lemmy.world

And if the cats need legal advice, we've got you covered here: !cattorneys_at_paw@lemmy.world

[-] nutsack@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

that's how all social media is. people are biologically compelled to be curious about violence

I like to click on it and then complain about it in the comments and then downvote

[-] Eggyhead@artemis.camp 2 points 1 year ago

I feel you. I went on a “happy community/mag” subscription binge just last night in hopes it might help offset the constant feed of pessimism I wake up to.

[-] Doublepluskirk@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Good idea. Any suggestions from your search?

[-] Eggyhead@artemis.camp 2 points 1 year ago

dadjokes@lemmy.world but be ready to groan. I also added aww and cats.

[-] Doublepluskirk@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Great minds think alike it seems 😆. Thanks

[-] 5BC2E7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes. unfortunately most of the active posters that do this are smart enough to actually contribute useful content along with news that serve their political interests.

[-] Aux@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Lemmy is full of radicals, both lefties and righties. And so they post a lot of brutal shit. Interesting communities are far and few and no matter what people are saying, all the interesting stuff is still on Reddit, sadly... I just wish people would prioritise their hobbies and interests instead of echo chambers and radicalisation.

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