"Whoever needs to hear this" is Reddit mods (especially of political subs) in my experience. Sooo much sealioning and other "polite" disinformation left unchecked, while angry comments calling it out got censored for "incivility."

[–] shani66@ani.social 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And .world mods! Civility politics are a tool of the status quo and no one who espouses it should be respected.

[–] GhostMatter@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

There are mods on Lemmy? Most of the subs I've seen have like one rule and I don't see any mod activity. Not I believe there isn't, but it's my personal experience.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 2 points 9 months ago

Incivility is always just a transparent excuse to censor content someone in power doesn't like. It happens to me all the time on Lemmy, of all places. It's not a platform problem, it's just the human condition.

People need to keep their worldviews stable to keep the narratives of their lives straight, and toppling them over causes extreme psychological damage, so I actually don't blame them for doing that. It is just self-protection for them, even if it is harmful for everyone else.