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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by LemmyNZOG to c/newzealand

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Before all the normies heard of reddit, before the mods became ultra special etc etc etc. Feels the same again man! *Strive to teach and help each other fellow Kiwis who all live on these islands we call home. Peace

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[–] murl 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if the Lemmy platform (assuming it has legs) will facilitate a better atmosphere simply because there is a slightly higher barrier to entry - and because it is not commercial, meaning no one will be trying to make it a big deal?

[–] Dave 5 points 1 year ago

There is nothing stopping a commercial instance. Facebook is apparently working on a twitter-like site that will federate with Mastodon: https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/19/everything-we-know-about-instagrams-twitter-clone-due-this-summer/

But yes, it feels like Lemmy is in the early community growth stage, like Reddit was 10 years ago before the big push to go mainstream.