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  • yuri@pawb.social
    9·
    5 months ago

    I like it! Even if the majority of em completely abandon the accounts afterwards, it’ll increase the visibility of a fledgeling platform AND it’ll show a few folks that alternative social media platforms exist.

    I mean, shit, if lemmy can suit my needs there’s no reason it shouldn’t work for at least some of em.

    • heartbreaker@lemmy.worldOP
      131·
      5 months ago

      I remember a teacher requiring us to use Matrix for a coding class. We still mostly used Discord, and after that class ended, we never used it again.

      You and I have a reason we use Lemmy: we don’t want to use Reddit and want the Fediverse to grow. Simply forcing your students to make Lemmy accounts won’t do anything, in fact it might make them hate it (Oke boomer).

        • 1ostA5tro6yne@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          83·
          5 months ago

          “hey there’s this thing called lemmy, check it out some time” <- leading a horse to water

          “ok you have to register an account on lemmy, it’s part of your grade” <- shoving a hose down the horse’s throat and cranking the spigot

            • 1ostA5tro6yne@lemmy.blahaj.zone
              1·
              5 months ago

              yes because having assigned reading material directly and specifically relevant to the subject of the class is exactly the same as registering for a website full of shitposts and propaganda bots. remember when you got all that spam from opening your textbook, and there was an entire chapter calling you out for being a little bitch?

              that’s the stupidest comparison i’ve ever heard.