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It seems like any platform that features link aggregation is soon overrun by bots and self-promoters trying to drive traffic, and pages and pages of link posts versus pages and pages of people talking.

Are there any lemmy instances or other defederated networks that focus on Q&A, niche communities, and people conversing, instead?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I always thought there was no big difference between link aggregators and forums, and that the first is more an extension of the other, at least it felt like it in my experience. What would you say really sets them apart?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

More policy and culture than implementation. Rarely see pages of links to mass media sites on your average phpBB, though.