I can’t say I’ve been using Lemmy for long, but from the get-go it seems that the communities, memes, opinions that get upvoted seem to reflect left-wing ideas.

I’m certainly not complaining, it honestly feels like a breathe of fresh air compared to other social media sites that seem to shift further and further to the far right, though I am curious to hear why this might be the case? Does FOSS tend to attract more left-wing minded people, or does this just happen to be a broadly left-wing microcosm/bubble?

Hope you all have a great day.

    • Blaze@reddthat.com
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      5 months ago

      Why would they be paid for a software that can be used for free, to create larger servers than their owns, with completely separate communities they have nothing to say about?

      Doesn’t seem like a very effective strategy

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        5 months ago

        Because the Fediverse is a great target for propaganda, which is invaluable for some authoritarian countries.

        Lemmy is an echochamber with relatively limited, uncoordinated moderation. 1,000,000+ monthly active users, and lemmy.ml is a flagship instance.