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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I've been trying to make people aware of Lemmy on discord and Mastodon, but it's always met with resistance citing "the devs are pro authoritarianism tankies." Kbin seems to be picking up steam because of the developer baggage.

Do you feel like this negative perception will hamstring Lemmy's growth?

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[-] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

Kbin is new, the distinctions between Magazine and micro-blogging creates an extra barrier to understand the system, the few instances are straining under the load, and it's very much in beta.

New users won't be terribly forgiving, so I feel like Lemmy's the better option.

I never understood why questionable views from software devs might be a problem.

  • It's not a corporation, so you're not financially supporting tankies.
  • Lots of devs don't share your values, because everyone has different values.

It's not like I can only use software made by people who don't eat meat, and everyone's doctors are partially informed by science performed by the Nazis.

I have no idea what kind of world these people think they're living in, as if everything were developed with shared values, and a pure conscience, until Lemmy came along.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Is "Magazine" just a community/subreddit/forum? I took a quick look at Kbin and found the terminology odd. I would have expected something called a "magazine" to combine communities or something, but I couldn't otherwise find any communities on Kbin.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, a magazine is just a community or subreddit. I prefer the UI of Kbin but the terminology takes some getting used to. There's also regular posts and microblogs.

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