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Is Reddit going to remain the primary space for this community? (www.reddit.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I thought this was an interesting post and discussion on selfhosted. Thoughts?

Some great points, but it's nonsense to say r/selfhosted isnt about selfhosting. I've learned so much there.

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Voats problem wasn't engagement. It was literal nazis.

They tried to prop up a thin veneer of legitimacy but at some point they just stopped caring. The front page became blatant "kill all [whatever]" type posts. That's when engagement completely collapsed.

Lemmy has some clearly in bad faith instances which are probably run by nazis. Federation seems to be doing its job of resilience.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Yea, no disagreement. I more am curious if the federated nature is what helps mitigate that risk, or if there is some other systemic distinction that has helped.

    I also just don't know what the others were like long-term - did they peeter out? Would I realize it if lemmy was in the same decline?

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