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I think @lemmy @lemmyworld might not get the support Mastodon got because Twitter is more seriously used by some people and needed an ur (mastodon.social)

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I think @lemmy @lemmyworld might not get the support Mastodon got because Twitter is more seriously used by some people and needed an urgent alternative whereas Reddit is still primarily used for entertainment

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's wrong with the name?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lemmy has a higher search hit for "Ian Fraser Kilmister" as it is a common name. Mastodon and Reddit are UNIQUE names. If you ask Google Assistant or Siri "What is lemmy?" you will get that result. Mastodoon has a better / more unique name.

I also just don't personally like how it sounds, sounds too much like lemming or let me when I hear it out loud.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll disagree on Mastodon being unique given it's an animal and a band - for a long time in its history it was always under those. It's been helped on the search results front though given it's increasing popularity (and I'm guessing yet another new surge due Twitter's rate-limiting). In time once Lemmy continues to grow, I'm sure it'll get pushed up in search rankings as well.