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Some suggested Lemmy communities:

!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

!jrpg@lemmy.zip

!retrogaming@lemmy.world


Discord for Japanese-style role-playing game (JRPG) discussion: https://discord.gg/vHXCjzf2ex

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  • You’re not getting it.

    Racial segregation is rooted in legislative and legal process, and that is also the scope of free speech. It does not go beyond that to private communities.

    Even if you hadn’t been snide in your reply, the mods could have taken a look at your comment history, quickly found the uncivil behavior there, and upheld the ban.

    To paraphrase xkcd, free speech doesn’t shield you from consequences. The people listening found you unwelcome, and they are showing you the door.







  • I was never much of an /r/all user, it’s always been niche communities for me. I feel like almost all of my niches have content here now (if not quite as much engagement as I’d like). !retrogaming@lemmy.world in particular has exploded with activity lately and arguably can now serve as a full replacement for its subreddit counterpart.

    Thing is, when I try to bring people on Lemmy, it’s always “why?” and if I make it that far, “how?” With the how, I’ve been using the analogy of signing up for email, though it’s still not as smooth as it could be. Eyes glaze over when anyone starts asking me about how the Fediverse in general works.

    The why is harder. I don’t know how much user bleed-over niche Reddit got from /r/all users but I’m guessing it wasn’t a trivial amount. I’m sure a lot of Reddit’s growth was owed to AMAs, so it’s possible Lemmy might need something flashy to draw in users who will then filter into communities waiting for them. Some sort of content unique to the platform. I do think before we get there we need a friendlier way to help new people find communities they may have interest in.



  • Ashtear@lemm.eetoReddit@lemmy.worldI went back to Reddit…
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    On the r/privacy discussion, I was on Reddit almost ten years and I never once had an interaction like that over karma. I barely even remember seeing it in discussions. People can get prickly when being asked for evidence, so how you ask is also important (and for good reason, sealioning is a thing).

    I think the takeaway here is what’s asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence, and not to worry about conversations with people obsessed with imaginary numbers. It’s not worth giving it this kind of headspace.