Ah, that’s true. The first wave is always a mess, with a half dozen idealists sticking to principles and a million malcontents. And since it’s the first wave, it gets to dictate the culture of the platform, that might become nasty as a result.
Lemmy didn’t completely avoid this problem but I feel like it’s a minor issue here (compared to, say, Ruqqus). Mostly due to
timing - Lemmy grew because people were pissed at the APIcalypse, not due to some mass banwave
federation - it’s a small barrier of entry, but enough to discourage some troublemakers
I feel like the federation is more than a barrier to entry. It’s an ability to just remove whole groups if they are like that. Defeding hexbear has minimal negative impact as compared to not being on Lemmy at all. And when people group themselves into ideological echochambers blocking them because much much easier.
Ah, that’s true. The first wave is always a mess, with a half dozen idealists sticking to principles and a million malcontents. And since it’s the first wave, it gets to dictate the culture of the platform, that might become nasty as a result.
Lemmy didn’t completely avoid this problem but I feel like it’s a minor issue here (compared to, say, Ruqqus). Mostly due to
I feel like the federation is more than a barrier to entry. It’s an ability to just remove whole groups if they are like that. Defeding hexbear has minimal negative impact as compared to not being on Lemmy at all. And when people group themselves into ideological echochambers blocking them because much much easier.