• @[email protected]OP
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    61 year ago

    I think the concept of a mascot or poster child for Lemmy is somewhat antithetical to the concept of federated social media. Kind of a no gods no masters situation.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      Is it really federated social media now though? With how much .world has grown, they could disable federation and be their own walled garden.

      instance active users monthly
      lemmy.world 34436
      lemmy.ml 6716
      lemm.ee 4265

      Like, they have nearly 5x more active users than .ml at this point, how ridiculous is that?

      • @[email protected]
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        91 year ago

        I feel like it’s been so active because app developers almost all default to lemmy.world. It’s a bit concerning honestly, I wish things were a bit more spread out because everyone is at the mercy of Lemmy world and as we’ve seen several times it doesn’t look like the admins of the instance are making decisions based on community feedback.

        • @C4d
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          71 year ago

          I suspect most people who joined Lemmy ended up on .world because they would have gone here first:

          https://join-lemmy.org/

          For a while Lemmy.World was one of the first ones you came across; between that, the open signups and the “general purpose” moniker, rapid growth was probably inevitable.

          • fishos
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            Add the fact that lemmy.ml and others were/still are doing applications for sign up instead of an automated system. I applied twice for a .ml account and never got a single response, not even a denial or “your application is being processed”. I have no idea if my application was ever even seen.

            On the other hand, I signed up to lemmy.world and kbin.social in minutes and have been using them ever since.

            • @C4d
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              41 year ago

              I was tempted to join .ml but the banner at the top of the application form was discouraging. Went to .world and here we are.

              • fishos
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                31 year ago

                Yeah, it felt a lot like “you need to prove you’re worthy” more than just proving you’re not a bot.

      • @[email protected]OP
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        11 year ago

        I mean, if I wanted a walled garden I’d just go back to Reddit. Federation is part of lemmy’s beauty, but if the imposition of a particular mindset through defederation becomes the norm, why would anyone respond with anything but defederation?

        In short: why tolerate intolerance?

        • Kit Sorens
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          11 year ago

          This is my take. I choose the instance that fits best for me, and I know what my admin, u/db0, uses as his litmus test for defederation. As long as you find the instance that is handled how you want, you can avoid whatever side of Lemmy you choose. That’s not to say badmins don’t exist or won’t replace the good ones eventually, but that’s the nature of decentralization. You have to be prepared to move in those cases. That’s why I bounced from .world real quick.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        i orniginally planned and tried alot to join lemmy.world but tiny mistakes in chaptas stopped me

      • queermunist she/her
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        -21 year ago

        5x actually isn’t that bad!

        I was worried about a 90-9-1 situation, with .world dominating 90% of the fediverse.

        • @[email protected]
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          51 year ago

          It’s actually really bad. With how big it is, it’s now the default for even new mobile applications, which means it will now only grow bigger. 5x is just the start. We are just seeing the start of the centralised decentralised Lemmyverse.