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Generally radicalization in any direction is bad.
Why? Shouldn't the measure of good and bad be with respect to how correct it is, not how closely the position aligns with the status quo?
The word implies an unhealthy and incorrect degree. Otherwise you're not radicalized, just representing an opinion.
the word radical means "from or going to a root or source."
it simply implies wanting to deal with the root cause of issues. the word you are looking for is probably "extremism"
radical means arising from or going for the root.
it implies fixing things at the perceived root cause, the word you are actually looking for here is probably "extremism"
Not necessarily, it implies conviction and separation from the norm.
To be fair I think my definition of radicalize is wrong given the other comments. Ive always used it as a synonym for extremism.
Yes, hence they reveal that they think the staus quo is the correct way of doing things... Though to be fair, being a little reactionary is hard wired in human brains and is especially prone to surface for those politically illiterate (or idiots in Greek).
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It's always that instance.
There are a few instances like that, not just one
I want so bad for them to add auto-hiding for comments from certain instances.
I have blocked the most annoying instances, I used to just keep blocking all communities from them that I saw in my feed, but that list quickly became too long to even open in my app...
Yeah, Lemmy.ml is pretty trash tbh
You know where the exit is.