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[–] [email protected] 96 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Try testing your "fediverse freedom" on .ml and see how long your account lasts.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can just switch to the next instance. There are dozens!

But seriously fucking the tankies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Truth. But there's something to be said for such large instances.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What is that something? "I am dissatisfied with how that instance that I'm not on and don't need to use is run?" What are you whining about?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I can tell by your accusation of "whining" that you have no interest in a logical discussion so I'll pass, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

.ml =/= Fediverse

That's like saying:

China = Planet Earth

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Good thing no one said that.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

lemmy.ml is not even a large instance compared to lemmy.world or lemm.ee

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not even that big compared to literally the two largest instances!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, actually. Of the top ~~five~~ four instances by MAU according to FediDB, lemmy.ml has 9% of the total user base.

I know there a pie charts that illustrate this point better, but I can't find them right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So here's a question: how many of the top active communities does it host?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

According to lemmyverse.net,

One out of the top ten when sorting by MAU. That community is [email protected].

Say what you will about the Lemmy devs and their political leanings, but they did a great job at ensuring the broader Lemmy community would not centralize onto their instance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So 10% of the top 10? How about the top 50?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I don't know. I'm just making rough estimates. Suffice it to say that that the lemmy.ml admins do not have any power over the vast majority of lemmy users.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

You want to test that "Fediverse Freedom" say "every billionaire in the world, their wives, parents and children shall be torn apart with random farming machinery and/or prostituted to death whichever is funnier" and see what happens.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago

Was something supposed to happen?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

every billionaire in the world, their wives, parents and children shall be torn apart with random farming machinery and/or prostituted to death whichever is funnier

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Say that 14 years ago on reddit, and nobody would give a shit. Say it today on Lemmy and it’s not protected speech.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Why should it be?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Average fedizen complaining about propaganda when they see fediverse propaganda

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

Let's just water down that word until it means nothing...