I think OP means “the mediocre, least bad intersection between critical mass and topical discussion.”
Like, you can probably find users/subs about universities/fields and actually find people in them to respond. Lemmy is great, but good luck finding a mass of discussion around a niche location/field.
brown_guy@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Being banned for saying your opinion is the worst part
I was banner for saying my country needs gender neutral laws