Just joined, and well, I’m thinking ill stay. Ive been looking for a good reddit alternative for a while now. devs, you’ve done quite some good work here.

  • bigbox@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Question as a new user: what would be the point or purpose in creating an account elsewhere if lemmy.ml has the c/ communities which are basically like subreddits that you can subscribe to? If I’m interested in specific topics, why not discuss those topics under their communities here rather than join a whole different instance for it?

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      1 year ago

      lemmy.ml, beehaw.org would most likely host generic versions of those. But as the network grows there may be more and more specific categories people may be interested in, that don’t have to or shouldn’t be on one server.

      E.g. technology. lemmy.ca could feature Canadian specific tech. Feddit.de would have most articles in German. A FOSS-oriented instance would have most articles to do with open source

      The server you sign up with mainly controls what you see by default in your home. If you want to see less politics and more tech related stuff then you would sign up on a tech-focused instance. Or if you don’t like the rules or the moderator of your current server, then you can create an account on another server. You need to abide by the rules of the server you post to if you post outside your home server.