Hi! In thinking about how to help the fediverse grow, I wonder if there are more mainstream Lemmy instances?

I’ve pointed a couple folks to Lemmy.world and it’s uhhh, pretty hard Left for them (as one girl, who volunteered for the Democrats said “I just got yelled at because I can’t be Left wing unless I want to destroy capitalism? Which feels weird.”) We’re much farther Left than reddit which itself was definitely Left of centre…

I don’t know if decentralized open source social media actually attracts many mainstreamers but assuming we want to grow the fediverse, I’d like to have somewhere I can point people to without feeling very nervous for them.

Thanks!

    • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Until r/TheDonald you wouldn’t really see right wing concepts on the frontpage.

      • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 month ago

        yes you would. you would see straight up imperialism apologia which is ok to their democrat audience i guess.

        fuck i remember a post on r/arab getting nuked from the frontpage without a trace when they posted a video of the us bombings in iraq. a few similar ones but this is the one of the worst i remember.

        the us has no significant left wing movement. maybe among the minorities.

      • Bob@feddit.nlEnglish
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        1 month ago

        I distinctly remember liberal messages rising to the top on Reddit, stuff like that you should just accept that you have to go out and work for a living. That’s not left!

        • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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          1 month ago

          10s of millions of “left wing” (read, the entire spectrum from center to marx) folks believe that, for better or worse.

          That opinion is entirely valid as “left wing” but certainly isn’t very left, on an absolute scale.

          • Bob@feddit.nlEnglish
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            1 month ago

            I disagree. Having some kind of grievance with capitalism an sich is central to being leftwing.

            • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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              1 month ago

              If left-wing covers all concepts left of center, and many mild left policy still incorporates capitalism, then it can’t be reduced that strictly. I could agree that progressive or far left policy isn’t compatible with capitalism

              Edit either way, we disagree on semantics. It’s off topic for the original question now (I’m not sticking that on you, I contributed to this semantic rabbit hole)

              To circle it back, I think there’s a way to invite “normies”, maintain left leaning (even very left leaning) positions, and not compromise the platform.

              Edit edit and I think that’s possible without purity testing or shotgunning people with theory

      • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 month ago

        No I don’t agree with that at all. You see right-wing Concepts all the time if you know where to look for them. Anytime there’s any discussion of protests? Comment section is militantly right-wing. Reddit gets hard that idea of running over and killing protesters. Anytime there’s anything about criminal justice? Nothing a redditor loves more than the idea of locking people up and torturing them. And don’t get me started on any video game subreddit.