Yeah, I think doing it in the daily chat thread is kind of random. I'm up for hosting a discussion on any other platform too, whichever is the most convenient.

For r/my, on top of what you mentioned, I think there are some other downsides, and Lemmy can offer much more in those aspects

1. Only 2 maximum pinned posts, while for here there's a pinned post for monyet.cc, but each community can also have their own pinned post. I think this would really come in handy, and you don't need to keep rotating the pinned posts.
2. On Reddit, everything is bundled together, and you'll see everything regardless whether it'll be something you're interested in. But here you can only subscribe to local communities that you want to see! I kind of dislike the fact that there is no category for subscribed local communities however, since I mainly subscribe to other instances for stuff like news and updates.
3. No ads? XD