With the recent happenings in the United States, the dangers of the privately owned Internet is more apparent than ever, and frankly, it's scary. And so I'd like to make a simple request to anyone who is reading this; Please use the Fediverse, just a little more.

I personally hate it when I'm stuck having to visit say, YouTube or Reddit to get information, or to entertain myself in quiet moments, and if you're reading this, the likely chance is you're the same.

All I want to ask of you is to just comment a few more times, press send on that post that you felt wasn't of enough substance to be worth anyone's time. We have such a small community compared to everywhere else, but what we do have in common is that, in the grand scheme of things, we are the early adopters. And if we take that to heart and make this space a little bigger, maybe it will be just big enough we won't have to visit walled gardens so often.

Thank you :)

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[–] PugJesus 7 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Recommend Lemmy communities, or other Fediverse alternatives (like Mastodon as a replacement for Twitter, the same way Lemmy replaces Reddit)?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

yes and I don't mind you can mention other Fediverse alternatives

[–] PugJesus 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I run a few history communities myself

[email protected] to share or admire pieces of the past - swords, armor, jewelry, or pieces of everyday life

[email protected] for photographs of the past (or film)

[email protected] for drawings and the sort of the past

[email protected] for photos of old ruins, if you enjoy seeing such things

And a few history meme communities with them

[email protected] for memes about history of all sorts, no restrictions!

[email protected] for memes about the GLORIOUS ROMAN EMPIRE

[email protected] for posts about the US Civil War and how slaver scum deserved their defeat

More generally, there's:

[email protected] for memes about ADHD and related disorders. A lot of comorbidity there.

[email protected] for anime pics of cool weapons and armor

[email protected] if you have any questions on random bits of history you've been wondering about

[email protected] for the ever-popular video game Baldur's Gate 3

[email protected] for pics of your own dogs or random dogs you've found online. Precious creatures!

[email protected] for the same, but for cats

[email protected] if you like old or obscure firearms

[email protected] for Lord of the Rings memes

[email protected] if you want some wholesome posts to take your mind off things or brighten your day.

[email protected] if you like anime girls in uniform

[email protected] or [email protected] for tongue-in-cheek militaria shitposting

[email protected] for talk about Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, etc

[email protected] for memes by/about/for girls who love girls

[email protected] for memes about tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons

[email protected] or [email protected] for memes in general (not much difference between the communities, just whichever you prefer - or both)

[email protected] for Warhammer/40K memes or memes about similar tabletop games

[email protected] for random posts that don't go anywhere else. Just put 'rule' in the title - as the 'rule' is that you must post before you leave!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

Nice list