I can’t say I’ve been using Lemmy for long, but from the get-go it seems that the communities, memes, opinions that get upvoted seem to reflect left-wing ideas.

I’m certainly not complaining, it honestly feels like a breathe of fresh air compared to other social media sites that seem to shift further and further to the far right, though I am curious to hear why this might be the case? Does FOSS tend to attract more left-wing minded people, or does this just happen to be a broadly left-wing microcosm/bubble?

Hope you all have a great day.

  • @Linkerbaan
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    196 months ago

    People looking for a Reddit alternative don’t tend to be conservatives and liberals. r/worldnews fits their needs perfectly.

    Thus the migration is either to a left platform like Lemmy, or truth social etc for super right winger.