!newtolemmy@lemmy.ca has a dedicated thread
Comment on Conversations like this are why I want more people, especially "normies", in the Fediverse
4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
I see people in that thread recommending to avoid lemmy.ml - what’s up with that?!?
Blaze@feddit.org 2 months ago
4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
I honestly cannot find it. I find that Hexbear and Lemmigrad are frowned upon (hadn’t previously encountered them), but I actually find a few recommendations about Lemmy.ml. And many of my own subs are from there. I’d really like to understand!
Blaze@feddit.org 2 months ago
Third post on that community: discuss.tchncs.de/post/21703037
On the same topic: discuss.tchncs.de/post/23836769
4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Huh, interesting! Thanks a lot! I guess I’ll keep reading the communities on lemmy.ml but avoid joining more. And if I ever encounter the issues described I hope I’ll find similar communities elsewhere. So far everything on Lemmy is so much better than in any other platforms that I’m quite happy.
vonbaronhans@midwest.social 2 months ago
The hexbear folks were the worst. Like, putting all of their political opinions aside, they would just swarm posts and flood it with low quality buzzwords and memes and every formatting option to be as visually obnoxious as possible.
I don’t know if I blocked them, they blocked me, or if my instance defederated from then, but holy shit my Lemmy experience got so much better when I stopped seeing their shit everywhere.
Mjpasta710@midwest.social 2 months ago
If you’re asking in good faith… Most of lemmy.ml is a tankie echo chamber that silences or outright bans any dissenting discussion. Try bringing up the facts surrounding Russia, China, or North Korea… Only lies and good vibes are permitted.
cowpattycrusader@thelemmy.club 2 months ago
I did not know this and posted a serious question on a thread dismissing starvation under Stalin as fake news. Ban was swift and responses were brutal. I thought it was just isolated trolling at the time.
4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Thanks, I honestly didn’t know! I’ve only really adopted Lemmy for almost daily use a few weeks back and mostly read tech related stuff and it’s been blissfully apolitical for the most part. Some of it is on .ml - I now understand the issue and will look out for it/support communities on other instances where possible.