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[–] MudMan@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Eh... what the hell is that link? The recommended videos on that place are WILD.

I had heard some rumblings about Rossmann being on some weird alt-right focused service, but I had honestly forgotten and I wasn't expecting to get a faceful of it by accident. Yikes.

[–] waigl@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's odysee, a frontend to lbry, a sort-of decentralized alternative to Youtube. Which seems very enticing, because an alternative to Youtube is badly needed.

Unfortunately, at the moment it is completely overrun by religious nutjobs, Nazis and other assorted scum. It is not by its nature an alt-right service, but it does attract all those who would be banned anywhere else.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is whoever uses it the most. If it gets overrun by alt right people it is an alt right service.

[–] coriza@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Cue in the obligatory "This is a Nazi bar now" reference: https://x.com/Iron_Spike/status/1646817528482770944?s=20

[–] Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 year ago

odysee is a weird place, lots of "creators" that were forced off youtube and other places for far out views or outright dangerous lies ended up there as they have almost no rules.

There are a lot of non-far-right weirdos that use it, but it is hard to scroll through without seeing some fringe crazy shit.

[–] Redhotkurt@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

Jesus Christ, you weren't kidding. One of the recommended videos for me was "Why the crusades were completely justified!" Yeah, fuck that crazy shit.

[–] MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Kir@feddit.it 6 points 1 year ago

What the actual fuck

[–] thomcat@midwest.social 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Tau@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 year ago
[–] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Fucking hell. Why did they steal the thumbnail format from those kids channels.

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Every other recommend video had the word "justified" in it. It's recommending similar videos on the titles alone. I'm not defending it, just pointing out how weird that is.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

What's really wild is that people arguing for things like Right-to-Repair would be anywhere near right-wing to begin with.

Like, Louis, you don't see how the entire conservative ideology undermines ideas like right-to-repair? How can you be like "Yeah, I trust these guys who all would shut down the things I'm arguing for," and just be oblivious to it?

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

the entire conservative ideology undermines ideas like right-to-repair

Louis's videos are posted to multiple platforms out of principle, not politics... that means they also get posted on sites with creators that have been kicked out of YouTube, like the one linked here

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

A person of principle wouldn’t post there. Simple. It walks, quacks and shits like a duck.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dude sounds a lot like a libertarian business owner tbh. I wouldn't be surprised if they align very well with the right otherwise.

[–] MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

he has some very dubious takes - he's very correct on how shitty it is to be a consumer but he's completely blind to any systemic analysis of it, willfully I would imagine.

[–] shirro@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Platforms that offer greater freedom also tend to host visibly more extreme content. My guess is the slightly more advertiser friendly extremism pushed by algorithms on mainstream platforms is far more impactful on society.

Outside of the relatively small number of people engaged with issues like software freedom, privacy, right to repair there is no reason to choose a platform with less views unless your content is banned from the alternatives.

I expect Rossmann's politics are shaped by his experiences as a small business owner. Many such people desire greater economic and individual freedom and are likely economic liberals but that doesn't necessarily influence their views on other matters. He is an outspoken advocate for consumer freedoms including right to repair which I respect. I don't know the guy personally but I would be surprised and disappointed if he endorses far right crazy shit. I am using Lemmy and respect the people who wrote the software but nothing about my politics should be inferred from theirs.