Reddit didn’t even support image uploads until, what, 2016? That didn’t hold it back. It’s why imgur came to exist, in fact.

Love how this is a full 180° from the “Create your own subreddit…for ___” messaging that appeared in the sidebar for more than a decade.

While groups (meta-communities) could be useful, it shouldn’t be based on named.

Python@programming.dev and Python@Zoologists.social are likely unrelated communities. Similarly LaTeX@programming.dev and latex@example.nsfw

But, also, hopefully there is a reason for the various similarly-named communities. Different moderation philosophies and rules would be expected. Cats@Midwest.local might be focusing on local cats and Cats@WorldFederation.zoo might be focusing on feral populations while Cats@Lemmy.world is about cute cat pics and memes.

This feels like a feature, not a bug, so I actually think we just need good “sidebar” descriptions that help direct traffic as things grow. Just like r/Trees and r/MarijuanaEnthusiasts helped folks find their place.