The benefit of lemmy being that instances can and do block communities that don't fit their vibe. So once lemmy gets big enough that quality starts taking a hit, and corpos smell blood in the water, other instances can just fork off. It's already kind of like that too. Whereas with reddit, you can't tell what sub a person originally signed up for, sure you can go through history but with lemmy you can see what instance a person belongs to, which can give you a slight idea of the ideals that person might hold. Some instances may, for better or worse, have certain reputations.
Plus with being able to see a users mod history and whatnot. Lemmy has a lot more to offer and its still growing. it'll likely split over time but basically be the same. It is very different from reddit though, more like if forums and twitter had a baby.
Look, I get it. You are mad too, that trump is bringing you all down. However, this isn't just a trump thing. This isn't just a now thing. This is something that has been going on for decades, maybe even longer than most of us have been alive. The US is known for being arrogant, ignorant, prideful, and idiotic. Most non-americans have talked to americans online over the years and likely tried to explain what is wrong with their country, healthcare, pay, racism, nationalism etc. Most likely have been met with 'hate us causee they aint us', 'better dead than red'. 'USA USA USA', or some other prideful bullshit.
For decades you lot have all looked down on the rest of world, assuming you are doing the best, because you are born in the best country in the universe, raised the best way possible, pledging you allegiance to your flags, drinking up the nationalistic propaganda. For decades. And now, this trump shit has made the rest of the world say, nah fam we don't like this. And you all have the gall to say. Its not us, dont blame us, we didn't do it.
Like shit. You guys made the bed, and have been making the bed for decades. Just because it's been shat in now doesn't mean you didn't make it.
Grow up, accept that, deal with it. Get your shit in order, fix it.
Maybe then. In a few decades when the world can see you've fixed all systemic problems they might accept you again. Maybe.