I’m new as in this is my first day using lemmy. I don’t know anything about lemmy etiquette and don’t want to do anything bad

thanks and have an amazing day! also plz be kind :D

  • Gerudo@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    Each instance has its own vibe. You joined .ml, just a fair warning that a few instances and a chunk of Lemmy users have defederated/blocked it, so you may miss out on some content. Otherwise, pretty chill for the most part.

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      6 days ago

      Each instance has its own vibe. You joined [Any Lemmy instance, just a fair warning that a few instances and a chunk of Lemmy users have defederated/blocked it, so you may miss out on some content. Otherwise, pretty chill for the most part.

      You can replace .ml with any Lemmy instance. The most Lemmy thing remains all the instance tribalism.

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        Yes, but a new user needs to know the instance they join has pros and cons. Like another user stated, they joined .ml after lemm.ee closed and didn’t know why several communities they had subscribed to weren’t showing up.

        Let’s be real for a second, lemmygrad, .ml and. hexbear are well known for blocking and being blocked on Lemmy. Users should know Lemmy isnt like reddit where each user can potentially see 100% of content, it’s dependent on your instance.

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          6 days ago

          Lemmygrad an Hexbear sure. Nobody will recommend those as servers to start off.

          .ml however is a pretty general server which is federated very broadly. It’s not a bad place to start off.

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      7 days ago

      I’m like OP from a few months ago. I joined ML because it was easy and sorta anonymous. What’s the story on ML? Who defederated? What am I missing?

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        6 days ago

        It’s the devs’ test instance.

        The devs are Marxist-Leninists. They’re the admins of the instance. Therefore the instance has nuanced-to-positive views on Actually Existing Socialist (AES) states, and allows for criticism of Democrats from the left.

        It’s been defederated by instances whose admins aren’t wiling to critically examine their lifetime of capitalist programming and are accustomed to Reddit’s universal condemnation of AES states.

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      7 days ago

      Holy shit! That’s why a lot of my old communities haven’t been subscribed to yet.

      From a really sad lemm.ee refugee. I miss that instance.

      Any suggestions of chill instances just for tech, games and comics?