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Why is the herd mentality so common on Lemmy?
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this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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I left for user interface reasons, actually. That's why I'm still on lemmy and not piefed.
I left because all of my accounts were banned for criticizing the government 🤷. I like it here more though. Smaller community makes it easier to be part of the conversation.