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Saying "Lemmy/Mbin/Piefed" is too long, just Lemmy is reductive, "Threadiverse" doesn't really roll off the tongue,we are only a subset of the Fediverse. What would you call us? Horrible names allowed (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I generally don't. I don't find it to be a useful grouping to reference or discuss.

Try piefed.social
Try Discuss.online
Try beehaw.org
Try programming.dev
I'm always referring to one, never the group.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't point them to Beehaw though, their segregated nature and difficult onboarding process make it less welcoming for newcomers to the Fediverse.

lemmy.blahaj.zone is a better choice for people who want LGBTQ friendly spaces.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think this is a great illustration of my point. I like the culture beehaw.org has established more than what lemmy.blahaj.zone has encouraged. And I don't particularly care about "the fediverse". I care about the online communities I engage with.

Everyone is different and I make my recommendation based on what I think the person I'm making recommendations to would like most.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Beehaw is like college Queers. Blahaj has the vibe of older ones.

Former would also yell at me for using the word Queer. They can get used to it.

[–] threelonmusketeers 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, pointing people to individual instances seems to be the most effective way of getting them to try out whatever we call this place. They can learn how it works later.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Seems the confusion was the many people referring to Lemmy the project as Lemmy the service. And it was cleared up when the discussion moved to instance as the service and apps for the service.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think I'm getting too old to keep with modern apps. I managed the switch to bluesky but Lemmy, Thunder and Voyager might be too much for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

That's the result of referring to Lemmy as a service instead of Lemmy as a project. It was cleared up when people stopped doing that.