As a result, our instance https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/ got 625 new user registrations (of which 536 where accepted) in the past 24 hours! And the registrations are not abating even now. We still get like 10 new ones per hour!
I suspect this is probably the largest advertisement, for lemmy specifically, since the main reddit blackouts 1.5 years ago.
Have your own instances also seen an influx of new users?
For anyone new: consider investing 10 minutes to learn how lemmy works and why decentralized and open source is better than proprietary and centralized platforms like reddit.
https://join-lemmy.org/docs/index.html
The best instance on lemmy grows ever stronger ✊️
Congrats to all lemming pirates !
…the fingers :o
Yeah… Lemmings are not perfect and ok with other people disabilities (^_-)
Welcome!
I tried to join dbzer0 and got rejected without any reason—did I pick the wrong pirate (I liked Rackham on Black Sails)
The current Lemmy UI doesn’t display the reason. use https://t.lemmy.dbzer0.com/ to login and you should see the reason. In any case, please join our appeals channel (it’s in the sidebar) and we can sort you out.
Thanks, will do
Hi, glad I joined!
Welcome!
Hey, Welcome :-)
Welcome !
Im new to Lemmy too. Happy to be here. :)
Happy to read you :)
But are they seeders of leechers?
I migrated from reddit today. Thanks to r/piracy post. So far it’s amazing. I am using the Eternity app for Android which is the same as the Infinity app for reddit so UI is similar
Yeah I migrated when they did the API thing. It’s quieter here, but I kinda prefer it. Welcome mate
Welcome!
Just a heads up, I see you joined lemmy.world , the dbzer0 piracy community that I think you may have come for is blocked there, so may not be able to access it from where you are.
I know it’s kinda confusing.
This is because lemmy.world defederated, right? So at this point would we recommend people to make a different account on an alternative server? Not a problem for those that have just joined, just delete and make a new account. But have there been any recent developments on migration tools for moving accounts to a new server while preserving account data?
No, we’re all on lemmy.world and we’re here, not fully defederated. It’s just that specific /c/piracy community that is blocked on world.
Thank you for the clarification!
I’m glad you’re adapting. Welcome !
*uparrs
As one of those newbies?
Hi. It is the two millionth day of September, give or take a few thousand.
I’ve noticed that every different social media medium/site has its own Eternal September moment. I think, optimistically, that we’re still before that point. If we get popular and the general population arrives, it’ll also attract the predatory ecosystem of state actors and corporate bullshit.
I think Lemmy and the Fediverse in general is resistant to that, but not immune. I expect an effort to create One Big Instance that most people use, or an oligarchy of large instances working together, like Microsoft and Gmail and co do with email.
If you’ve got a question about any of the Lemmy culture don’t hesitate to ask. We will gladly answer (^_^)
September beeth eternal
For the past thirty two years, and counting.
I was there at the beginning. Just a wee Luser. Such fun and wonderful times for eleven year old me to be punted into.
What the fuck did I just read?
Am I having a stroke?
Eternal September: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September September was traditionally the time of new admissions in US collages and universitie. As a result of these institutes often being the first time many would gain access to Usenet September had areputation of clueless newbies flailing around until they either self selected out or adapted. In 1993 AOL gave their userbase Usenet access. Thus the term ‘Eternal September’ or ‘The September that never Ends.’
Luser: Portmantu of Loser and User. Used Derisively in some online communities in the 90’s to refer to new, and often clueless, users.
Relevant history. If you were there, you remember the call of the wild AOL’er, “Me too,” ringing 'cross the network, usually as a top-posted comment.
Kids these days not knowing the history they’re repeating… SMH.
Quality racism you got there. Go ahead and, defend the comments.This post is taken out of context. The OP is asking for conservatives to elaborate on why they hate DEI, specifically the diversity, equity and inclusive parts respectivly
I’m not quite sure what you’re talking about? This is neither our user, nor our comm.
it’s not even this instance
And its actually a post calling out people blindly opposed to DEI without really knowing what it stands for
https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/29888754
Good, the Piracy community over on dbzer0 is much better anyways.
2025 the year of lemmy
the year of the
snakelemmingOn a more serious note: I wonder if the year of Lemmy will never come. Constant de-federation and churn might splinter it again, much like distros did kinda splintered the Linux desktop.
Not everyone wants the same flavor of the fediverse.
Yeah conflicting ideologies may lead to a splinter-net… but this also can be just a matter of an instance users taste. This is part of the federated nature of lemmy that allows this to happen.
There will never be “a lemmy”. There’s no canonical “lemmy” out there. There is only 1000 independent websites, sharing select content with select neighbours.
We either accept this, or we return to corporate social media.
and the linux desktop
I switched fully over and am in the process of degoogling and de-microsofting my life. No more easy defaults of VS Code, back to custom configuring my emacs. No more surveillance, self-hosting and encryption. No more shitty windows gaming, Linux and Proton for gaming bliss!
I finally wiped the windows partition off my main home PC last week. Feels good, man.
“So yeah! Emacs, huh?”
Vscodium has been a very usable replacement for me. You lose some of the ms first party plugins (ssh being the most notable) but largely it just works otherwise.
With the advent of the steamOS console, you’re actually correct! If it’s anything like my deck it’s trivial to launch it in desktop mode and use it like a normal linux desktop. This is the gateway to putting linux in front of bored kids everywhere.
steamOS console
Wait what?
Awww sadly it was just a rumor. https://bsky.app/profile/gamingonlinux.com/post/3lhe2febew22h
Even so, hook up a steam desk to a monitor with a mouse and keyboard and that’s a linux desktop, that’s right now today.
pop the champagne 🍾
we are celebrating tonight
Noice
