It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.
I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.
I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.
And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.
Niche communities built around specific interests, from chess variants to linguistics projects like constructed languages. And occasionally something else, like a niche heavy music genre or something along those lines.
But I’m pretty burned out on Reddit, especially the way things are run over there
There’s an entire Mastodon instance devoted to linguistics at Polyglot City, and a Toki Pona PeerTube instance at seka pona la! Lemmy is only partially interoperable with most of the other Fediverse platforms, since their focuses are just so different. However, there’s definitely a few ways to interact with them from here I think.
Also right here we’ve got communities for:
And actually lots more, this is just a sample.
Are you making your own? I also have a slight interest in the idea of conlangs.
There used to be a fairly active linguistics community here, but the science-themed instance it was hosted on went dark over a month ago. Hopefully it comes back.
I can’t imagine there’s not a chess sub here, surely it’s big enough?
Music wise there are some communities, maybe [email protected] fits the bill for now?
I remember seeing a toki pona community somewhere, but I’m not sure where it went.