hello/questions from a noob

Submitted by nijntje at March 23, 2018 at 12:32 PM in AskRaddle

Hi,

I've just joined, and read through the faq/wiki/etc, so i figured it's time to ask some questions.

first of all: what brought you here? And what keeps you here? What makes this place different than all the other internet homes, for you?

second of all: what should I be aware of, or I guess, what would you have liked to know sooner when you joined?

third of all: please recommend me an album to listen to… which isn't a question, so… recommend me an album plz?

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Pop wrote at March 23, 2018 at 12:39 PM (edited at March 23, 2018 at 12:40 PM)

I'm privacy-conscious, and this is a no-platform-for-fascists place
add /comments to raddle.me or onion address bar for a list of all the latest comments
also there's an onion address
also you can get a long way in this site so long as you're genuine
kind of an album; Burning Cop Car #10

nijntje wrote at March 23, 2018 at 12:43 PM

Neato, the comments thing looks like an interesting way to see recent discussions happening!

elyersio wrote at March 23, 2018 at 11:25 PM

it works on Reddit too

Dumai wrote at March 23, 2018 at 3:39 PM

felt like spending more of my internet time engaging with the kind of stuff that interests me academically and this seemed like the best place to do it
/u/tequila_wolf is the coolest person on the site so you should give up trying to take that place now
i recommend a sufi and killer by gonjasufi

v__ wrote at March 23, 2018 at 4:56 PM (edited at March 23, 2018 at 4:58 PM)

thanks for recommending gonjasufi..i am hooked on that album.

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:26 PM

I'm super excited to hear that, I've been trying to do exactly that, since the beginning of this year. Cut out more cruft that I look at online in favour of trying to spend that time learning something useful.

dele_ted wrote at March 23, 2018 at 2:00 PM (edited at March 23, 2018 at 2:01 PM)

I wanted to have someone to discuss things that mattered to me with, since very few people close to me gives half a crap about anything besides their economy and the latest season of Paradise Hotel.
Just be honest and genuine, instead of trying to please people and earn upvotes, as is the usual culture on Reddit.
Evil Empire by Rage against the Machine. My favorite track on the album is Year of tha Boomerang or Bulls on Parade (suppose you've already heard this one before).

cleverusername wrote at March 23, 2018 at 5:39 PM

Bulls on Parade is a great workout song. Really anything from RATM is great to workout to.

dele_ted wrote at March 23, 2018 at 8:49 PM

Really anything from RATM is great

FTFY.

cleverusername wrote at March 23, 2018 at 11:02 PM

You sir/madam, are correct.

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:21 PM

Thank you! I've listened some to RatM but not a ton, so I'll have to give that album a go.

(also I've never heard of Paradise Hotel so it's kind of ironic being made aware of its existence in this context lol)

deleted wrote at March 23, 2018 at 3:49 PM

I was swapping to FOSS, and found this whilst searching through resources.
The forum takes a strong stance against americentrism or eurocentrism.
Frankenchrist

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:27 PM

Hm, how is the anti-centrisms done in practice?

[deleted] wrote at March 23, 2018 at 2:34 PM

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:24 PM

Glad to hear about the convo's/viewpoints! I've not looked around a ton but so far i have already noticed that, which is cool

nuvpr wrote at March 23, 2018 at 1:12 PM

I heard reddit was going down the censorship route (officially this time) so I went looking for alternatives, and here I am. It's only been a few minutes so I'm not really super familiar with this place.
Karma (or the vote system) is pointless, don't chase karma and just be who you are.
Deep Forest - World Mix.

nijntje wrote at March 23, 2018 at 1:38 PM

Thanks, I'll give that a listen!

I do like that there's not really an emphasis on points, etc, as far as I've seen.

AudibleAnarchist wrote at March 23, 2018 at 7:05 PM

It's just another place I can spam with my stuff
People are sometimes mean and type questionable things, don't take it to heart.
American Spring is a decent starting point :P

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:29 PM

looks like a neat resource, thanks! as for the 'not taking it to heart', i've thankfully learned to do that quite a while ago. if anyone fixes that issue they'd be crowned emperor of the world instantly i think

GaldraChevaliere wrote at March 23, 2018 at 4:18 PM

Got sick of sharing spaces with fascists, wanted something more comfortable.

Pat the Bunny's Probably Nothing, Possibly Everything really speaks to me on a personal level.

Dumai wrote at March 23, 2018 at 5:56 PM

we don't get tired, we get even is probably what my soul sounds like

GaldraChevaliere wrote at March 23, 2018 at 6:03 PM

Good one, probably gotta go with Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist though. Love for others is probably the only thing keeping me from throwing my life away for something stupid.

TheLegendaryBirdMonster wrote at March 23, 2018 at 3:54 PM

I mostly use this site as a news aggregator.

there is no mobile version but there are mobile-friendly themes wich will use minimal data and is pleasant to the eye. I use material-beta-noimage.

Automonads: one day this will be all gone... everything [folk(?) punk]

selver wrote at March 23, 2018 at 3:17 PM

I came here after most of the cool people on /r/anarchism were banned or left for various reasons. Reddit was getting on my nerves more and more. Better vibes here most of the time.

Sleep is the Cousin of Death by Awon, Dephlow, and Phoniks

Frenching the Bully by the Gits.

Big Beat from Badsville by the Cramps

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:25 PM

I didn't ever really look at /r/anarchism, and actually haven't much used reddit in the past few years, but I'm glad there's good vibes here.

Thanks for the suggestions!

zombie_berkman wrote at March 23, 2018 at 1:26 PM

Mods being randomly banned from r/@ and after the latest move I deleted my account. Also what do you listen to?

nijntje wrote at March 23, 2018 at 1:37 PM

This past week I've been listening a looooooot to In A Poem Unlimited and it's become on of my favourite albums of this year, so far.

v__ wrote at March 23, 2018 at 5:09 PM

I just came here for reading/learning different points of views from individuals form across the world that does not reach to the clearnet without cencership or without raising considerable security issues. And I am glad that I did. I recommend velvet underground and nico and tago mago.

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:28 PM

so you only use this through the .onion?

v__ wrote at March 25, 2018 at 11:18 AM

always

fhrsk wrote at March 23, 2018 at 2:22 PM

Came for a reddit alternative after consecutive changes leading to a possible social media direction. So far, this place seems to scratch my itch.
Not sure, I'm still getting to know the place just like you.
Been listening to Marble Mouth, by Pillar Point. Linked to my favorite song of the album.

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:23 PM

Thanks, I'll listen to the whole album! Are there any worries for you that this is too much in the other direction? i.e. too politically motivated etc, so won't be able to fill in the 'i want to waste some time' aspect of reddit?

bromeo wrote at March 23, 2018 at 12:58 PM (edited at March 23, 2018 at 1:00 PM)

how about something with woodwinds like flutes, obo and clarinet, maybe a little didjeridoo edit: ooh and a rain-shaker maraka !

boringskip wrote at March 23, 2018 at 9:16 PM

Reddit has always been a raging dumpster fire but there were few alternatives. I like anything that builds the radical community.

I strongly recommend this album by classic anarchist band Chumbawamba, it's super chill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRO2EwaZNhs

Esp. When Alexander Met Emma, about Alexander Berkman meeting Emma Goldman

robottroymacclure wrote at March 25, 2018 at 2:52 AM

1)its been a long time since i found an online community i was comfortable with. this seems like it may be the place.

2)im new too

3)real life by magazine https://youtu.be/jL71g6lkE4g

4)welcome!

nijntje wrote at March 25, 2018 at 3:03 PM

Thanks for the suggestion! I hope we'll both settle in nicely here

Comments

Pop wrote at March 23, 2018 at 12:39 PM (edited at March 23, 2018 at 12:40 PM)

nijntje wrote at March 23, 2018 at 12:43 PM

elyersio wrote at March 23, 2018 at 11:25 PM

Dumai wrote at March 23, 2018 at 3:39 PM

v__ wrote at March 23, 2018 at 4:56 PM (edited at March 23, 2018 at 4:58 PM)

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:26 PM

dele_ted wrote at March 23, 2018 at 2:00 PM (edited at March 23, 2018 at 2:01 PM)

cleverusername wrote at March 23, 2018 at 5:39 PM

dele_ted wrote at March 23, 2018 at 8:49 PM

cleverusername wrote at March 23, 2018 at 11:02 PM

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:21 PM

____deleted____ wrote at March 23, 2018 at 3:49 PM

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:27 PM

[deleted] wrote at March 23, 2018 at 2:34 PM

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:24 PM

nuvpr wrote at March 23, 2018 at 1:12 PM

nijntje wrote at March 23, 2018 at 1:38 PM

AudibleAnarchist wrote at March 23, 2018 at 7:05 PM

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:29 PM

GaldraChevaliere wrote at March 23, 2018 at 4:18 PM

Dumai wrote at March 23, 2018 at 5:56 PM

GaldraChevaliere wrote at March 23, 2018 at 6:03 PM

TheLegendaryBirdMonster wrote at March 23, 2018 at 3:54 PM

selver wrote at March 23, 2018 at 3:17 PM

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:25 PM

zombie_berkman wrote at March 23, 2018 at 1:26 PM

nijntje wrote at March 23, 2018 at 1:37 PM

v__ wrote at March 23, 2018 at 5:09 PM

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:28 PM

v__ wrote at March 25, 2018 at 11:18 AM

fhrsk wrote at March 23, 2018 at 2:22 PM

nijntje wrote at March 24, 2018 at 9:23 PM

bromeo wrote at March 23, 2018 at 12:58 PM (edited at March 23, 2018 at 1:00 PM)

boringskip wrote at March 23, 2018 at 9:16 PM

robottroymacclure wrote at March 25, 2018 at 2:52 AM

nijntje wrote at March 25, 2018 at 3:03 PM

deleted wrote at March 23, 2018 at 3:49 PM