I don’t remember what caused the Voat’s origin, except it involved Reddit HQ. And then it went under in 2020.

What’s different about this time and with Lemmy to make it a feasible alternative to Reddit? Is it random chance?

  • @mookulatorEnglish
    2•2 years ago

    Thanks for the simple explanation. Maybe my naivety is even deeper than I thought…

    Dumb question - is Lemmy.World a server or is each community within Lemmy.World a server?

    • V699
      1•2 years ago

      lemmy.world is a server. When you post to communities on lemmy.world, each user that has an account on a different server that is watching that community gets a copy

    • @veraEnglish
      1•2 years ago

      lemmy.world is a server. When you post to communities on lemmy.world, each user that has an account on a different server that is watching that community gets a copy