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  • 33-year-old Lucy Letby was convicted on Friday of killing seven babies in the neonatal unit of a hospital in England.

  • A handwritten note found by police officers who searched her home after the arrest read “I killed them on purpose”.

  • Letby will be sentenced on Monday and faces a very long prison term, and possibly a rare full life sentence.

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Idk about everyone else but dam does Lemmy have some of the most brutal posts over and over… between these messed up news stories, brutal cop stories, and the constant politics posts is there even anything else to see? I think I’ve had enough internet tonight.

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Sadly it’s not Lemmy. This is the world we live in.

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Good things aren’t news.

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There are plenty of good news, but no one gives a crap.

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I curate the communities I follow to only be nice, hobby-related things, so when I’ve had enough of the all feed, there’s plenty to see without the horror stories.

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Same, I also block communities that consistently show up on my all-feed with negative content. I’d rather miss an interesting post than see negative stuff regularly. There’s enough stuff to be depressed about, and those 5 minute pocket-lemmy breaks add up. If all those moments were to be consistently negative, I’m sure it’d do a number on my mental health in the long run.

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That’s true it’s probably just the all feed I’ll just hop … Nope apparently my home feed is depressing AF

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I used to do that with Reddit too… followed would be stuff I really personally want to see and I’d check All if I didn’t get enough.

I think one of the problems here is just a litany of cross posts.

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Maybe I am doing it wrong but for me I see everything and only blocking a community let’s me no longer see it. I started doing that but only to communities I know I will never like the content. Stuff like news is a mixed bag.

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Subscribe to content you like, and then watch the “Subscribed” feed rather than the “Everything” feed.

For me, Lemmy has become almost like Reddit lite, as I’ve found many of the communities I enjoyed on Reddit

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My answer for any defederation request.

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11 points

My feed is overrun by cat content…I mean I love the kitties but it’s too much

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I got cute bugs here if you want:

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And if the cats need legal advice, we’ve got you covered here: !cattorneys_at_paw@lemmy.world

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I feel you. I went on a “happy community/mag” subscription binge just last night in hopes it might help offset the constant feed of pessimism I wake up to.

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Good idea. Any suggestions from your search?

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dadjokes@lemmy.world but be ready to groan. I also added aww and cats.

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that’s how all social media is. people are biologically compelled to be curious about violence

I like to click on it and then complain about it in the comments and then downvote

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Yes. unfortunately most of the active posters that do this are smart enough to actually contribute useful content along with news that serve their political interests.

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Lemmy is full of radicals, both lefties and righties. And so they post a lot of brutal shit. Interesting communities are far and few and no matter what people are saying, all the interesting stuff is still on Reddit, sadly… I just wish people would prioritise their hobbies and interests instead of echo chambers and radicalisation.

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This is a news community, not a political one. Bad advice.

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