I’m picturing something like “poor people simping for capitalists” on FB or memes featuring yacht orcas or submarines

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    People want different things out of the fediverse, and I’ve noticed some people aren’t terribly interested in recognizing that. Lemmygrad and Beehaw are very interesting case studies in people using this technology to create a space that serves their needs and wants rather than the lowest common denominator.

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      Lemmy is essentially forum software. It can be connected to other instances, but it’s not mandatory. Creating a stand-alone site that isn’t connected to anywhere else is a perfectly legitimate use, if that’s what someone wanted to do.

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      Whats the deal with Beehaw? It looks like it’s a bit more strict on hate speech/discrimination but that doesn’t seem very alienating.

      I get how lemmygrad is polarizing though.

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        Beehaw does not take the standard approach to moderation. The biggest problem is that their team is literally like four people and the tools don’t exist yet for them to handle the amount of users and content that come from federating with larger instances. I understand they’re also trying to create a community where moderation is more of a collaborative process than a set of blindly applied rules, and that requires like-minded people. What some people don’t particularly understand is, that set of like minded people are typical targets for bad actors on the rest of the internet, and they’re interested in a place where that’s not a constant concern.

        I’m not the target audience for that community, but they’ve said defederation is a temporary measure, and people need to just let them cook.