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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

I was just reading this post https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1gmv76n/is_reddit_going_to_remain_the_primary_space_for/ and many barely see the fediverse as an alternative and they seem to have a negative bias towards it. Super ironic when it comes to the self-hosting community. Yes, some instances are problematic, yes, some devs might have had problematic views. But it doesn't really matter when it's federated and FOSS. I think it's clear-cut that the selfhosting community on Lemmy is a perfect alternative to reddit. Why is there such a negative bias?

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[-] zerozaku@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago

I am getting to know that lemmy.ml guys are bad, so do you all avoid subbing to lemmy.ml communities? I have bunch of their communities subbed so not sure if I should move away or not.

[-] viking@infosec.pub 7 points 5 days ago

That was the first instance out there, so amany early adopter communities are hosted there. I've blocked a handful problematic users and all the communist stuff and other topics I don't agree with or care about, but by and large it's alright.

Hexbear.net and lemmygrad.ml are instances I've blocked altogether.

[-] spiritsong@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

For some reason after reading this (because I'm very new to Lemmy), your post made me feel like that squiggly thing / slime inside the box that wanted freedom, then the moment it takes a step outside, got punched back in and now is happily being inside the box, even if its cramped.

I think it was a meme too.

Yeah, but I do feel that way (after taking a look there)

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 3 points 5 days ago

I block all .ml communities that pop up on my feed. Somewhere between 200-300 on my blocklist by now (not all exclusively from .ml of course, but most of them).

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 2 points 5 days ago

Why not block the entire instance in your settings?

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

Because that isn't an option.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago

It is. Go into your account settings -> blocks and at the bottom is a section for blocking instances.

I've got Lemmy.ml in there. You'll still see comments from their users and posts from users in other communities but you shouldn't see any of their communities in your feed.

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

It's not. I'm not using Lemmy.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago

Ah right fair enough.

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago

.ml is mostly a linux-centric hub. anything else is just a distraction

[-] Saleh@feddit.org -3 points 5 days ago

Most lemmy.ml users and communities are perfectly fine. I didnt notice a higher number of problematic users from ml than from other instances mine is federated to. I think hexbear and lemmygrad and a bunch of nazi instances are defederated.

this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2024
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