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It isn't unique to it, but it makes it waaay worse. And in Reddit it was mostly a problem of originally different subreddits eventually losing it's original meaning and getting diluted into just "funny stuff" or "interesting stuff"
And yes, I know they're counting on us thinking that way, and I do feel conflicted about that. But, for better or worse, Reddit is an important part of many people's lives, and an invaluable resource of information. Losing that would be a big loss for many people, and it will take a long while for Lemmy to catch up, if it ever does.
If this protest goes for long enough though, maybe they'll concede. That's the plan anyway. The options aren't only "return in two days" and "never return", there has to be a middle ground that will make them listen to us.
One thing to note is that while it is true that you can create duplicate communities in different instances, eventually one is going to be more successful than the others, and will end up being the one community everybody goes to.
I mean yeah, they just really have to make a seamless way to see other instance's communities. From what I understand they have to be searched manually, at least for the first time, or use a separate site to search for them. And in Reddit a huge way to find new subs was with crossposts (which idk if they exist here) and recommendations you got on your feed (which many people hated, even if I think they were useful, if not we'll implemented) so it's not as simple
If you have your own instance, that is true. Otherwise, on a good instance, I'd assume the host has already taken care of linking all the communities. Especiall, because otherwise the posts won't be aggregated.