I have two cars, but I actually hate cars.

I chose to have a house in the mountains, but I hate snow.

I work out hard and have abs that I show off, but people who show off their abs annoy me.

I’m a writer and make income doing it in addition to my retirement pension, but writers annoy me and I never tell my friends that I’m a writer.

I also paint and have had my stuff in some galleries, but artists annoy me and I never tell any of my friends that I paint.

I’ve chosen all those things. Not by necessity, but just choice. Can you be a contrarian to your own views or does that definition have to involve opposing someone else’s views just to troll?

    • Universal Monk@lemmy.kya.moeOPEnglish
      21·
      3 days ago

      Oh, I’ve been around. I had to diversify and spread out my name. I’m transparent and use same username across instances because it’s not about ban evasion, it’s about not being centralized. I love the fediverse!

        • Universal Monk@lemmy.kya.moeOPEnglish
          21·
          3 days ago

          Wow, that’s very thoughtful!

          And the same invitation goes out to you as well. Please feel free to DM me anytime about anything.

          I don’t have a discord, but I should make one. Until then, DM me here (or if I get banned from this instance) from any of my other instances. I use the same username for them.

          I’m on the lemm.ee instance as well.

            • Universal Monk@lemmy.kya.moeOPEnglish
              1·
              60 minutes ago

              I actually don’t get banned “so often” though.

              Two instances banned me before I even had a chance to really post anything (because they knew I wasn’t voting for Harris). And one other instance banned because they thought I was a troll because I posted articles that said Trump was rising in the election polls. Which by the way, he was. I mean after all, he actually won the election.

              I still didn’t vote for him. I just also happened to not vote for Harris. Which made Lemmy really really mad.

              All three instances considered me evil because I dared to say that I was supporting and voting third party. Now of course, the disgust with how lame the Democrat part was, people on Lemmy openly talk about how they want a third party.

              All of this happened to me all pre-election. And now, since I was proven right, people don’t ban me for not voting for Harris.

              The proof is still up. Mod logs are public.

              So no, I don’t think about why I’ve been banned so often, because I don’t get banned. I just prepare for the next wave of hate because I still refuse to support the Democrat party.

              I happily voted Socialist Workers Party and plan to continue doing that.

              Thanks!