To be honest, I would say moderation problems are between LW and ML are comparable.

I would even argue there isn’t any instance-spexific issue with LW for new users.

Yes, waiting for more migration features.

I’ve moved a small community over. For Hardware, I am waiting for programmatic migration tools.

Lemmy, once you get past the landing page that looks like it’s selling server storage, half the subs are devoted to things like Marxism.

))) The tankie reputation (even though it’s not justified at all) strikes again.

A lot of the “less active ones” are completely dead. Many mid-tier topics (not niche, but not “meme shitpost”) have a sea of dead communities and 1-2 active ones and it’s difficult to find them without actually clicking through the full list of results.

Doesn’t this also connect to Mastodon?

Also funny how every instance seems to have furry/anime motifs. Nothing wrong with that, I am a big fan of some 80s/90s and early 2000s anime, just thought it’s funny. :)

Might be worth trying:

https://piefed.social/user/settings -> UI -> Themes.

Yes, I personally like Piefed better (as I said, I keep this account to mod !hardware@lemmy.world).

I know. I moderate !hardware@lemmy.world which I joined initially when finding out about Fedi. I actually started posting/modding there because the only other tech hardware community was on ML. I otherwise I use Piefed.

I am talking about people in general who don’t know the nuances of Lemmy/Piefed/Mbin and the Fediverse in general.

The lead developer being a fake communist (based in America no less 😂) and supporting russian genocidal imperialism is not a good look for an alternative social network (more so people for living in Europe).

The fact that Lemmy devs are genocidal tankies (and manage two of the three tankie instances) is a major issue if you are from Europe and you don’t know about how Fedi functions.

The staffing and funding is the real difficult part.

Agreed. I will also add that a lack of leadership and gumption is also a challenge. You need commitment and inspiration to successfully execute such a project in a democracy.

I am not technical enough to evaluate whether what I am saying is correct, but my concern with using AOSP is that such a decision will result in 2nd tier clone apps.

It seems to me it would make much more sense to leverage industry policy (technical requirements, grants for developers) to develop a “clean slate” solution.

I had a Nokia N900, it worked pretty well for 2010 (apps weren’t as big then and mobile web worked surprising well). I am done with Android and American corruption. I am not buying another Android phone; looking forward to getting a Jolla device once they add support for Ukraine (even with no official support).

You are likely correct that forking Android would be a better (cheaper and more efficient) option. But I can’t get rid of the feeling that it’s best to do a clean break with American oligarchy and make design choices that reflect regional priorities.

Agreed. Hardware supply chains and ecosystem externalities are an extremely challenging area and it will take both industrial policy and de facto tariffs to raise the cost of devices with non-local components.

I was refering to the software/OS. An operating system and platform that has nothing to do with Android, iOS or HarmonyOS. I think in theory, software can have faster market adoption.

How it does very well and it even gets up to 10K+.

I just realized that I can’t pre-order even if I wanted to since I am not in EU/UK/Norway/Switzerland.

We really need an Android alternative with no involvement from American or Chinese companies.

Excactly, I meant that I can’t continue with Android anymore (let alone iOS).

Can’t buy in at this point, but I will most probably buy it early next year, hopefully the crowd-buy goes through.

I can’t participate in ecosystems run by corrupt Americans (such as Android or iOS). They’ve been posturing about “freedoms” for so long that they’ve totally lost understanding of the true meaning of freedom.

I am done with their bullshit.

It’s not really like Graphene. Its roots stem from the Nokia N900; a full linux device.

I actually owned the N900 for a year in 2010 (lost it, I was pretty young), it was a literal Linux phone. Apps weren’t as important back then and it was in many ways easier to use mobile web apps.

You support continued internment of Ukrainians in the occupied territories, abuse of Ukrainian children and russian genocidal imperialism.

The “don’t care about lines on the map” statement is not believable coming from someone who repeats putin’s statements about “Watzis in Ukraine!1!1”.

Why would I need to remind you about something you already know and have taken to heart? Good to see progress on this issue! One day you might even remember your ghoulish “leftist” online roleplay with a profound sense of shame and disgust. Stranger things have happened in life…

Sure you were! It’s not like tankies aren’t known to lie about Cuba being a democracy or NK being a “vanguard against imperialism”. No ma’am!

Someone claiming to have family in Ukraine supports neither Ukraine or russia. That’s very realistic! Or wait, I know, you support the DNR not russia ;), got you tankie!

Yes, pushing russian narratives about Ukraine is supporting putin.

You’ve never lived in Ukraine (Donbas or otherwise) or even russia and the whole “Nazis in Ukraine” pitch is just cover for your disgusting commie belief in the extermination of undesirable ethnicities (who in your view don’t submit to your messed up understanding communism).

You think Ukrainians don’t have a right to self determination and you have the gall to say you oppose the war?

Don’t play with dumb with me tankie!