• Shellbeach@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    What are the differences if you come come from one instance or the other and why those 2 in particular should burn?

    • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      Lemmy.world is overwhelmingly Liberal (think Reddit 2), Lemmy.ml is largely Marxist, plus FOSS and Privacy enthusiasts.

      I assume they believe that as large, catch-all instances, they are slowing growth of smaller, more niche interests.

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        3 months ago

        Here’s the thing: I agree with you on .world, but last I knew, .ml was STRUGGLING to not be seen as ‘the default catch-all’. I don’t believe ALL OF THEM belong on the flamethrower-ing list. I mean sure, the third of .ml that is loudly and obnoxiously anti-marxist can get on that list, but surely not the whole instance.

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          3 months ago

          Fair, .ml can have a lot of awful takes on it too, that’s why I have a couple accounts with the same name on other instances.

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        it seems important to me to advocate that we don’t completely alienate new users. Lemmy.ml may be the second largest most diverse instance behind .world but I vividly remember when migrating over that I wanted to sign up with at least one instance that maintained populated discussions on more than one current event. Lemmy is still pretty niche on its own, generally speaking.