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Instances are like subreddits where the mods are top level admins, and there is no central admin above them. Anyone who wants to create an instance can host their own server. Communities can be duplicated between instances so you could have dozens of c/gaming communities rather than a single community for a topic which stifles engagement a bit. The cost of hosting is paid by the admins of an instance or by donations. Sponsors and ads are not currently feasible.

Unmoderated instances allow any new instance’s content to be displayed for their users.

It’s similarly unpleasant browsing All from lemmy.world. 70% non-English (no hate, I just literally cannot engage), 25% spam crossposts, and 5% porn.

It’s like a ghost town. At least do more than dropping a link with zero discussion.

Lmao I’m not surprised that a wallstreetbets mod thought a subreddit’s name is a trademark.

Same vibe as the homeless guy who thinks I’m spying on him when I’m literally just waiting for a bus. You’re not that guy, pal.

What happens when you swipe sideways in the app?

Would be nice to have the option to have swipes navigate backward and forward too. I’ve been throwing out downvotes like candy lmao.

He just like me fr.

He gets a pass on this one though. His sister’s large breasts are quite admirable.

Grownups and grownups 2. Definitely two of the movies of all time.

I thought the proverb was: cook a golden goose and you’ll eat for a day. Teach the golden goose to lay eggs and you’ll eat for a lifetime.

Gold is edible btw. Or at least inedible and non-toxic. It passes through without chemically reacting.

I go with “nice” or a thumbs up. I don’t think it’s possible to comment on a porn post without being cringe. Sometimes you just gotta embrace the cringe.

The code reads: moderate your own instance however you like.

Defederation is one-way. An instance you defederated with still has access to your instances posts.

With the myth that the USSR was a communist utopia rather than authoritarian rule by the wealthy elites.

Bigots are free to speak their minds. But they’re not entitled to someone else’s platform to do it on.

Wefwef (Voyager) allows blocking communities. Go to the community main page and it’s in the … list at the top.

Authoritarian is antithetical to the entire left side of the political spectrum. Tankies are far right extremists.

People who speak English as a second language are able to engage with a platform in which the majority of users speak English. People who only speak English or that and their local language are unable to engage with a platform where the language used is not their own or English.

More people are able to communicate with a shared language than with languages which are not mutually understood.

One other factor contributes: the U.S. has a large population which shares both a language and some culture. While multiple other countries may share languages, the populations which share a similar level of culture are smaller.

Then you have posts on social media being ranked in some way by engagement. One post may be relatable to 100k people, and five other posts are relatable to 20k each. The single post is ranked higher.

You can still read posts witjout federation. And you could still comment on theirs within your home instance. You just wouldn’t be able to post within their instance.