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!

  • JasSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I had hoped your question would yield some informative responses because as a normie I am struggling to find a more centrist space here. Every community from technology to memes is wall to wall “DEA TRUMP HITLER!?” I get it, I don’t like him, but surely there are other things to discuss besides that? The users are obsessed with American politics and as a non-American it’s exhausting and I think a little pathetic. Do they have nothing else going on in their lives?

    The responses confirmed that the users don’t want opposing opinion and instead really, REALLY want an echo chamber. Message received.

    • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 days ago

      While I do agree that going on day 4 of Musks nazi salute is beating the dead horse, but a “centrist” space is hardly the solution. Even centrists should dunk on Trump and the fascist party. The issue is that politics bleeds into all the popular communities regardless of the community. We just need more non-political communities (or a harder non-political stance in non-political communities).

      Wanting a centrist space, especially one that fits the American centrism, is wanting an echo chamber where you don’t get the culture shock of discovering that you’re not actually leftist.