I'm a bit new to self-studying logic (and rhetoric) but I think you should learn about "Formal fallacies" and "Informal fallacies". Formal fallacies are those that arguments that are systematically false, like all A is B, some C is A, some C is not B, therefore all C is A. But in real arguments you have to convert those organic arguments into these terms (which could be the hardest part), and then you find out if it is a fallacy... I remember there was a way to find out if arguments are valid based on adding stars, I'll probably send it later... But be warned, an argument can be "valid", but still have the wrong premises! You can say, All cats are on fire, therefore some things on fire are cats... and the argument would still be valid, but rest on false premises... Informal fallacies, I think, are somewhat out of the scope of formal logic, but they are still considered faulty arguments, like Strawman...

Our role now is to continue making this a viable alternative. We must walk so they can run (away from Reddit)

Why does this always happen to me too? Is this some sort of psychological phenomenon?

Not sure, but that's how my relatives call them.

Yep, it would've been open-ended if you asked others what they thought of the various instances and website.

One on lemmy.world (June 15th), this account I've made on lemmy.fmhy.ml (July 3rd), and one on lemmynsfw (also July 3rd). My lemmy.fmhy.ml account is my main now, I only login on lemmy.world if I want a more up-to-date feed and content, though the lemmyverse has already gotten bigger and has more content nowadays so that's no longer necessary.

And with different purposes and contributions

I'm literally less than a decade old and only own a phone and a shitty HP laptop

You also have multiple right-wing shitholes that promise free speech and also drive us out. I'd say the favor is returned here.

It's a web app. Recently it's become even more optimised, I can now type and navigate Lemmy without any lag on my phone at all. It's not as choppy as you'd expect websites to be.

Your friend or classmate would be like "You've got games on your phone?" then when you're not looking they'll try to access your social media.

Oh, that's a shame :(

I would've recommended mods announcing the amount of their subscribers in milestones. But at least it's more accurate in measuring the amount of active users who actually engage in the community!