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why is like 30% of the content on Lemmy star trek related? is it just a side effect of the particular communities I'm in or is it an actual platform-wide thing?

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[–] fireweed 97 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Star Trek is a franchise about a bunch of nerds striving to find a "better way" to run society

Lemmy is a platform populated by a bunch of nerds striving to find a "better way" to run social media

Not surprising that there's overlap

[–] SpaceNoodle 74 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know, but I fucking love it.

If you've got a problem with it, I suggest watching some more Star Trek.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

don't have a problem with it it's just weird that there is so much Star Trek focused content on communities that have absolutely nothing to do with it

[–] saltesc 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's all Linux, Star Trek, and extremely niche porn categories.

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[–] SpaceNoodle 7 points 1 month ago

It's even in Ask Lemmy now

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the venn diagram of star trek fans and terminally online Linux nerds that gravitate towards lemmy is basically a circle

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago

... the unit circle, in fact! In this talk, I will explain how the Fediverse and rhe Federation are analagous constructs in ...

where is everybody going?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago

Star Trek is popular among left-wing turbonerds, aka Lemmys primary demographic. There was also a big push to join Lemmy on r/StarTrek after Reddits API controversy.

[–] obinice 40 points 1 month ago

It helps to keep us Engaged

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago

It’s almost as if lemmy itself is a United Federation of Servers 🤔

[–] Zachariah 31 points 1 month ago

you’re posting this on literally the federation

[–] AlternatePersonMan 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There either a lot of Trekkies, or a few that post a lot of content. Either way, I get a chuckle, even if Star Trek isn't my thing.

We need someone to post content for our endless doom scrolling, right?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I try to contribute but I’m often too busy to make the memes I dream

I love the mods and regulars on /c/tenforward, it’s a great subnet.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I wish I saw that much Star Trek content.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Block Linux and pervy anime and you'll see a lot more star trek.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I would also like more pervy anime.

Guys, am I doing Lemmy wrong?

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[–] helpImTrappedOnline 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm already subscribed there :)

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There's an entire Star Trek instance (startrek.website) that followed the /r/daystrominstitute community from reddit during the Exodus.

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[–] givesomefucks 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a big star trek instance.

So when people migrated en masse a year ago, those were the already established communities, except like lemmy.ml stuff.

Basically, they're from a long time ago in a fediverse far, far away.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago

There's a big star trek instance.

The main Star Trek meme subreddit even has a stickied thread that directs people to Lemmy:

Lastly, it’s no secret that Reddit dot com has changed into a wannabe meta poser d1ck gobbling for profit he-gets-us trash hole. If you are as sick of that shit as I am, join us at startrek.website for another fun version of risa and other great trek discussions. It’s kind of like here, just less convenient, and no spez grifting in sight.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

Hey, watch it buddy

[–] Quazatron 16 points 1 month ago (8 children)

You're absolutely right, there should be more Stargate, Firefly, and Babylon 5 content.

[–] adavis 4 points 1 month ago
[–] WindyRebel 4 points 1 month ago

So say we all!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

That's what I signed up for.

[–] Crackhappy 11 points 1 month ago

Star Trek is a utopia. Why wouldn't we wish to live there?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

It's one of my favourite organic Lemmy things

[–] kat_angstrom 10 points 1 month ago

I agree. Star Trek.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think there's just a big fanbase here. I just ended up blocking the Star Trek communities; no hate towards them, but I don't watch the show so it was needless clutter to me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I started watching the show because of the Star Trek memes around here lol. Turns out I was a fan all along, who just never watched it before. Now I've watched TOS and TNG, I'm over halfway through Voyager and Lower Decks as well, and will probably start throwing in some DS9 soon. It's good stuff, especially if you like sci-fi

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Watching Lower Decks before DS9 and ENT is a bold move. ;)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

i've been watching LD as it comes out but only recently finished ENT and there have already been a few jokes i would have missed otherwise this season. i'm honestly glad because once i finish VOY i'll have an excuse to tear through LD again

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
[–] LovableSidekick 8 points 1 month ago

I was just thinking there isn't enough Star Trek.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

something, something, Federation ...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Use the voyager app or webapp. You can block communities and keywords.

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[–] steeznson 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's like a secret dialect to unlocking conversation with people who are nerdy and struggle to maintain a conversation. Once you are aware that the IT guy/gal you are talking to has seen Star Trek then you don't need to reach any further for other conversation topics.

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[–] Brkdncr 7 points 1 month ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

... it's insidious, isn't it?

[–] Itisreallyboring 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

If you watch enough of it, you begin to like it

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

the tribbles are taking over, there's way more of them than there is of us.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Need more LEXX: The Dark Zone

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Lemmy needs better sort options. Certain communities get a ton more posts than other communities, so their posts wind up being a huge percentage of the front page.

Lemmy needs a hot+diverse sort option that weights against posts in a community that already has a lot of posts on the the front page of hot.

I don't want to block those communities, i just want to see other topics too

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think the "scaled" option does that more or less

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[–] tomi000 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I have absolutely 0 star trek content in my feed.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago
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