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Coelacanth@aggregatet.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Every single person that I’ve ever told about Lemmy has not only refused to join, but outright chided me for having recommended it to them. Every. Single. One.

I have a hard time believing that since it implies every single person you proposed Lemmy to was already aware of it. The reaction I personally tend to get is “…what? Huh. Never heard of it”.

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Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It’s the other way around, OpenStars suggested Lemmy to the people, the people had a look and were not convinced.

They usually have a comment where they explain it, but I can’t find it now.

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- Coelacanth@aggregatet.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  That makes more sense. His phrasing did not convey that to me but it is probably a me-problem.
  
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  - OpenStars@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Yeah as Blaze said, multiple conversations spaced apart. The first one I mentioned it, the second they told me they didn't like it, either the second or perhaps now a third they actively chide me for having mentioned it.
    
    I did not realize that a Google search pulls up lemmy.ml. Fwiw, DuckDuckGo pulls up lemmy.world instead.
    
    I also did not realize that lemmy.ml shows only Local rather than Global results by default, to someone without an account on it.
    
    Combined together, a non-technical normal person is going to Google "Lemmy", and to the extent they don't find the actor, will see images that mostly portray how people who own stock or even simply store money in a bank account should literally, not figuratively but literally, be killed / beheaded. Usually within the first 2-5 pages of posts too, and especially anytime that there is any election going on in a Western nation, the bOtH sIdEs SaMe campaigns are out in full force. Lemmy is pretty extreme - you can block it all, but when you simply Google Lemmy and see lemmy.ml's Local rather than Global content, the bOtH sIdEs SaMe content is extremely prevalent.
    
    e.g. this one that just prior to the USA elections, subtly hints that Kamala Harris might not be the best choice to vote for:
    
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