It became the only reliable source of information I had. People posted links with a minimal amount of commentary, picking and choosing the best content from other social media networks. They’re not doing it to “build a brand” because that’s not a thing in the Fediverse. It’s too disjointed to be a place to build a newsletter subscription base.

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[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

From one socialist (me) to another (you, presumably), the lemmy.ml hate comes from:

Conservatives who dislike socialism
Liberals who dislike socialism
Socialists who think Stalin and Mao were anti-democratic fuckheads, and don't enjoy being around "socialists" who like them.

I like Lemmy, but can at the same time dislike people who like things I consider to be authoritarian, even if those people created the platform in the first place.

Viewing lemmy.ml content on 'All-Top' is a rather happy medium for me, still get to see some of the best memes

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

I’m definitely not a socialist. .ml is where I landed when I joined due to not knowing any better and joining the largest (at the time) instance, and honestly the outside hate is keeping me there.