Na :3
Of course not! There’s no furry nerds!
Never met a furry that wasn’t a nerd tbh x3
Iiiiii certainly amn’t!
DO NOT OBSERVE MY HISTORY TRUST ME I AM NOT
Sodium to you as well, fellow nerd.
we’re on a niche open source reddit alternative built by communists, written in rust, with multiple sizable linux communities
Good point. We’re a bunch of badasses.
卄乇ㄥㄥ ㄚ乇卂卄 乃尺ㄖㄒ卄乇尺
– lemmy at its core
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Abstract
This study analyzes user engagement and self-identification traits within the Lemmy federated social network as of April 2025. Data indicate a highly homogenous user base characterized by pronounced “nerd” attributes, extensive community participation, and substantive discourse depth. These findings support the hypothesis that Lemmy functions as a specialized enclave for intellectual and hobbyist subcultures.
Introduction
Federated social networks have emerged as decentralized alternatives to mainstream platforms, fostering niche communities with specialized interests. Lemmy, a prominent instance within the Fediverse, exemplifies this trend. This paper presents an analysis of Lemmy’s user demographics, engagement metrics, and sentiment indicators based on the latest Lemmy Federation Analytics Report (v0.19.11).
Methods
Data were aggregated from 1,521 federated Lemmy instances, encompassing 253,166 monthly active users (MAUs). User self-identification was assessed via profile metadata and participation patterns, categorizing “nerd” traits as technical expertise, fandom involvement, or hobbyist specialization. Engagement metrics included weekly active hours, community subscriptions, and post/comment length. Sentiment analysis was performed on a corpus of 1.2 million comments using established natural language processing (NLP) techniques.
Results
Metric Value Interpretation Monthly Active Users (MAU) 253,166 Network scale Federated Instances 1,521 Network decentralization % Users with ≥1 Nerd Trait 97.3% High nerd phenotype prevalence Avg. Weekly Engagement (hours) 4.7 Significant time investment Avg. Subscribed Communities 37.4 Broad topic engagement Median Post/Comment Length 243 words Depth of discourse Positive Sentiment Correlation 92% Intellectual enthusiasm and curiosity Probability of Non-Nerd User <3% Near-homogeneous nerd enclave Discussion
The data demonstrate that Lemmy’s user base overwhelmingly self-identifies with at least one nerd-related attribute, corroborated by extensive participation and substantive content generation. The median post length and engagement hours suggest a community oriented toward in-depth discussion rather than superficial interaction. Sentiment analysis further reveals a predominant intellectual enthusiasm, reinforcing the platform’s role as a hub for knowledge exchange and niche interests.
Conclusion
Lemmy represents a near-pure federation of nerd culture, with statistically negligible presence of non-nerd users. This specialization is likely facilitated by its federated architecture, which supports micro-communities with shared epistemic values.
References
- Lemmy - FediDB, Fediverse Network Statistics. Available at: https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy [Accessed April 2025].
- Reddit Alternatives. Stats: Kbin now has over 125k+ and Lemmy has over 100k+ users! Reddit, 2025. Available at: https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/148ln2k/stats_kbin_now_has_over_125k_and_lemmy_has_over/ [Accessed April 2025].
- Lemmy (social network) - Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmy_(social_network) [Accessed April 2025].
- Hacker News. Lemmy stats (users, posts, nodes, comments). Available at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36403430 [Accessed April 2025].
- SimilarWeb. lemmy.ml Traffic Analytics, Ranking & Audience [March 2025]. Available at: https://www.similarweb.com/website/lemmy.ml/ [Accessed April 2025].
- Lemmy.world. Average Lemmy Active Users by Month. Available at: https://lemmy.world/post/8978033 [Accessed April 2025].
- Fediverse Observer. Lemmy Sites Status. Available at: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/stats [Accessed April 2025].
- Lemmy - FediDB, Fediverse Network Statistics v0.19.11. Available at: https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy?version=0.19.11 [Accessed April 2025].
TL;DR
no
How the heck do you even begin to formulate a post like this.
Google’s Deep Research AI produces similar output. I’m not saying the user definitely did that, I’m saying they could have used AI for that.
I noticed they edited to say it’s all made up 😂
💀
Damn, Gary
According to the internet 78% of all data is made up. With at least 34% of it contradicting actual reality.
Wait a minute 78+34, eh close enough.
Ironically this post makes me think you are less of a nerd as it has LLM fingerprints all over it. A real nerd would have compiled their satircal study by hand.
all this data is made up lol
wtf
/thread
Not me I’m cool 😎
We’re early adopters. By definition: we’re nerds.
Closeted nerd reporting for duty
No, I am a geek.
no, all people here are 30-40 years old communist programmers from california
I’m not a programmer; at best I script.
I’m not 30-40 years old!
Neither a programmer nor from California. I’m a rare southern red
But I’m not from Cali!
slightly more seriously: lots of lemmy users came from reddit, but mostly from older demographic (because of old reddit phaseout) and more FOSS-oriented, privacy-aware, tech-literate part (because of API shitshow/alternative apps blockage). there’s some barrier to entry (choice of instance) that would filter off the least technical users. there are some prominent programming oriented fedi servers (programming.dev, infosec.exchange). lemmy in general seems to be more lefty than reddit, less americacentric, and i guess that over half are linux users. i suspect that because of combination of technical skill and older age (compared to reddit) lots of lemmitors have well paying technical jobs (again compared to reddit) which allows/requires them to live in nicer parts of their countries (not specifically cali)
Yeah I came here because of the reddit exodus but stayed for the linux. I just need something to scroll through when I am bored and my rss feed isn’t interesting me. As a young person its weird everybody here is old. I am 17 and would’ve thought more of the youth would be interested in alternative social media platforms. Aren’t young people supposed to be the ones who do things contradictory to the status quo?
I’m only one of those things.
Unless you’re the ontological projection of communism, you’re at least two of those things.
…People? I would say that’s too tautological, as the statement begins with “all people here are…”, and necessarily all people here are people, otherwise they’re not covered by the statement.
hey now.
Not old, not communist and I am from Canada. I am only sort of a programmer. Only do it as a hobby and my job is only tangentially related to it.
Hold up…I mean, yeah. Okay.
I am stuck in the yall zone
they see me coming they go ‘nerd alert! 🚨’
j/k i got no friends i’m a nerd
I’m not a nerd. Nerds are smart.
Who’s asking?
a nerd. I’m just wondering because I’d like it know if any normal people are leaving Reddit to use Lemmy. doesn’t look like it.
There were “normal” people on reddit?
yeah, there’s a decent amount of people that use Reddit’s popular subs that aren’t terminally online.
pics or it didn’t happen
My dad looks at Reddit for advice on fixing our washing machine and similar stuff. And I’ve got friends that use it as a slightly more text-based pinterest
Goodness, you’re being very serious.
Yes. That’s why quality keeps declining there.
Ah, that makes so much sense.
We’re only nerds if we come out of the Silicon Valley region of California. Otherwise, we are just sparkling geeks.
🥰 Thank you
I wanted to be a nerd but I can’t even geek. I’m more of a dork.
Careful. That sounds like dweeb talk.
I’m only half a nerd.
I say that about being gay.
Which half is gay, top or bottom?
I’m shaken, not stirred.
The front part is gay the back part is straight
