That might become an unfortunate but inevitable result of any English-language site that’s large enough, since by the numbers Americans make up a plurality (and possibly a majority) of the English-speaking world. It might be that the only counter to that is moderation and local site culture.
I can understand why it would annoy people, but it always felt like it was targeted towards Americans in the first place. Especially with Reddit being an American based company.
Holy heck, didnt realize this comment was 2 years old. Sorry for the necro!
The America-centric monoculture.
That might become an unfortunate but inevitable result of any English-language site that’s large enough, since by the numbers Americans make up a plurality (and possibly a majority) of the English-speaking world. It might be that the only counter to that is moderation and local site culture.
english is not american, it’s the language of the world
Please read what @OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml is actually stating.
I can understand why it would annoy people, but it always felt like it was targeted towards Americans in the first place. Especially with Reddit being an American based company.
Holy heck, didnt realize this comment was 2 years old. Sorry for the necro!
This is what annoys me most about Lemmy. It’s way too eager to pull up old posts. I also came in here forgetting to check the timestamp.
Thats interesting. I didnt realize it does that. Gonna have to be careful
Hey, this thread is about what annoys you the most about reddit, not lemmy!
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But seriously, perhaps it’s because there’s not that much content here yet so it’s pulling whatever it can.
I mean, it’s an American based company and website. It’s going to be