• Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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      Yeah, especially all the Reddit expats. Myself included. Took me a while to understand what federated meant and how it worked.

      But also what redditors want from Lemmy vs what Lemmy is are somewhat two different things.

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      The average tech idealist underestimates network effects and natural centralization. Any goal beyond a single entity having over half the traffic is probably too ambitious.