this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2023
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One of the challenges (and benefits) of the Fediverse is the existence of duplicate communities.

What purpose does this community serve that the larger and more active [email protected] does not?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I follow multiple "duplicates", because what happens when a server goes down?

What happens if a server ceases to exist?

It is a little weird sometimes, but ultimately, I'd rather everyone not flock to a single "popular" instance of everything only to have that...oh I dunno, get Steve Huffman'd.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's a backup ๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Lemmy.ml community is ran by tankies.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Fair point. This was not as obvious back in 2023 July as it is now.