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[SOLVED] Why do a lot of people put a ground symbol (⏚) in their username (esp on Mastodon)? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by wfh@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Solved: It's used by members and/or supporters of Les Soulèvements de la Terre, a French radical ecologist movement disbanded by Macron's right-wing government.

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[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 45 points 4 weeks ago

I don't think I've ever seen that symbol in a username anywhere.

Maybe you can just ask them?

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 24 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It means they are a bottom.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 5 points 4 weeks ago

Flight sim enthusiasts

[–] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 7 points 4 weeks ago

Because they're grounded.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe they're sponsored by ground news like every YouTube channel

[–] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

Have you ever played Raid: Shadow Legends?