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What if: The Lemmy code was never developed? What would you be doing right now? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The thought of this triggers my anxiety. I'm so glad Lemmy exist, but what if Lemmy didn't. What would the world look like?

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[–] SickIcarus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

A big problem with this is that since 2016 the bots and hired commenters have thoroughly poisoned the intellectual well. What used to be considered extreme in 2016 was so artificially boosted that now real people have completely bought into the bullshit.