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

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 · 74 pts · 1y

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

Maybe you can just ask them?

Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works · 58 pts · 1y (3 replies)

A French environmentalists organization which was disbanded for being "eco terrorists" for Conservative use the ground symbol as a logo.

OhmsLawn@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm not sure about the French translation, but another word for ground is Earth. As a guess, an environmentalist group is probably adapting it from that terminology.

felykiosa@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 1y

Yep that s earth in french too

wfh@lemm.ee · 20 pts · 1y

Makes sense, I think most users I've seen are french speakers. Which org?

Edit: nvm I found them, it's Les Soulèvements de la Terre. Thank you!

Randomgal@lemmy.ca · 45 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It means they are a bottom.

Septimaeus@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 1y

Flight sim enthusiasts

kurcatovium@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y

Because they're grounded.

Hello_there@fedia.io · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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

MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y

Have you ever played Raid: Shadow Legends?

SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world · -11 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I don’t know but that’s a ground symbol like you would see on an electronics schematic.

SaltySalamander@fedia.io · 6 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Duh.

SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Man I’m just getting killed for misreading stuff lately.

dingus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Rip

SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

I actually think the post title and text were edited AFTER I responded which made me look like an idiot, but whatever.