this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2025
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We're the anti-meme community where the joke is that there isn't one, and by explaining that, we've ruined the whole thing, but we all find the collective misery hilarious.
The music of comedy is more important than the joke itself.
Follow the instance rules please, this is a lovely instance.
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Welcome! You're finally here, which means you either get it or you want to rip your hair out over how stupid this is, but either way, don't try to explain it, because we already ruined that joke once. Grab a seat, appreciate the mundane, and remember: the joke is that there is no joke.
Yours truly, PinkyCoyote.
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Friendly advice: if you are not in the mood for discourse and debates and political discussion, don't check the comments if you know the regular version of the meme is often used to make political statements. I clicked on the comments for two antimemes whose normal version is often used for political commentary instead of just scrolling by and upvoting, not knowing what to expect. Found the expected sociopolitical commentary for if the regular version of the image was posted while extremely not in the mood for politics and just wanting a fun antimeme, and some of those comments made me angry, so I came here and typed this advice to use that anger productively (and also conveniently in a way that likely won't invite conflict from anyone based on my views).
Not sure if this is intended and allowed behavior for the community, and thus I just need to adjust my behavior to match my advice to get what I want out of it, or if this something the community maker did not want and it should be added to the rules and reported.
Didn't take an official pole on the comm with a full post. But for now here's the opinion, massively in favour of keeping.
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/22010697
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/22010696
Took polls on two different posts to make sure there wasnt a bias based on the post.
I'm sorry you had a bad experience. But for now atleast the rules will remain the same. But all rules must come from the community and so we will be willing to change in the future.
Hey.
I understand the frustration. Communities like this aren't meant to be politically charged. In fact a vast majority of posts here are not politically charged.
You're right if you know the original version is political, the comments will likely have some political discussion. And It's an even bigger shock if you didn't know the original.
The primary content is the post itself. So long as that is an antimeme I'm willing to accept it. The discussions within I just want civil no matter the content so long as they abide by instance rules.
I would be willing to change rules to suit the community. You're the first to being this up and I thank you for it, I'll now keep my eyes peeled for anyone else unhappy. If I notice a trend we'll hold a vote to add a new rule.
On a personal level, I'd just recommend disengaging from anything overtly political you see. Especially if you know what the original was.
Thank you for dealing with this maturely and not getting into arguments.
PinkyCoyote.
Oh no, I do not have a problem with antimemes that were originally political! My problem is more about the comments getting political, and yes, my usual approach is to just disengage.
Pinging @SmokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com about it too because their poll seems to operate under the assumption I had an issue with antimemes who were originally political instead of me having a problem with the comments turning political as if it were the normal version of the meme, as if this were PoliticalMemes or any Lemmy politics community and not AntiMemes.
Ah OK. I don't think controlling conversations in comments is practical anyways. That is something that I'm certainty against and don't think anyone else is going to care for.
No community can or will be completely free of politics, especially on Lemmy. But atleast this is one of the instances that isn't very political so you'll see it less often.
Also that's just my other account that I took a poll from.
If it ever gets overbearing I'll add a rule to avoid this discussions at best.
I came from !NiceMemes@lemmy.sopuli.xyz which bans it, and I think that's fine instead of something that not everyone will care for—its point is memes that won't "absolutely destroy your mental health." I'm not so sure about everyone else, but I know for me politics everywhere in so many threads and comments = doomscrolling and destroyed mental health, regardless of if it is people who agree with me or disagree and I'm honestly unsure how so many others on the Threadiverse manage to embrace it. Politics is not the point of that community at all, and I'm inclined to find the rule appropriate instead of something that should not be present because it controls what topics may be discussed. It could also be viewed as a sub-rule of "stay on topic" for non-political communities.
I also personally see it as a huge minefield of conflict that is likely to derail into a big tangent that starts a slapfight and kills the mood if you see it browsing comments. I do engage in the political process in real life, perhaps more than most others I know, but I super do not come into the Threadiverse to stress myself out and fall into the anger/outrage loop with people's poor behavior towards each other on like 80% of the online political discussion I have had the misfortune to run across and views that anger me. I'm here to have fun. And just look at the long paragraph my current disagreement with you made me feel like typing out! I'd like to opt out of that kind of experience.
Your community is your own though, not going to force you or shame you for not conforming to one person's wishes! Just disagreeing on the idea that banning that as a topic is inappropriate in general, and further explaining my negative sentiment towards most online political discussion. I appreciate you making the community at all and running it.
Hmm I forgot about nice memes. I'll talk to the mods there and see how that's been going.
What I'm afraid of is what counts as political. Thats a very very slippery slope. I don't want to make any call that ends up with me on 'ye power trippin bastards' lmao.
I 100% understand your opinion on not wanting to engage with politics, I'm not subbed to any political comm and avoid them like the plague. Ive posted over 3k posts on Lemmy by now and never one on a political comm. I, like you, am here to be happy.
Also my community is NOT my own. It is very much the communities. All decisions for rules are the communities, as has been the case for all other communities I mod. You hold as much power here as I do, 1 vote.
Also thank you for taking your time to try to improve this place. ❤️