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I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Because Lemmy is one attempt to do the exact opposite. Seems pretty obvious to me.

Also, Cory Doctorow's troll army is working full time.*

*(Just joking but I refuse to do the sarcastic cute S thing)

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So you wrote a whole sentence instead? ๐Ÿ’€

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

It's not about effort - it's a matter of aesthetics.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

You're damn right I did.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I saw him live at Defcon without knowing who he was. I really liked his talk. Defcon itself was shit though.