I don’t remember what caused the Voat’s origin, except it involved Reddit HQ. And then it went under in 2020.

What’s different about this time and with Lemmy to make it a feasible alternative to Reddit? Is it random chance?

  • Em AdespotonEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Hence the name Lemmy.

    Even if a bunch of instances follow each other off a cliff, there’s still going to be plenty who didn’t join that group that will survive.

      • Nihilore@kbin.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        guessing they’re referring to Lemmings, who were mistakenly believed to follow each other off cliffs

        • WhiteTiger@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 year ago

          Oh, I guess that makes sense in context… But why would the site be named that? I guess I’m missing something.

      • ilex@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        Lemming. They’re like giant hamster or small woodchucks. Rodents.

        Famous for group suicides.

          • ilex@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            0·
            1 year ago

            I think it’s because even if a bunch of instances follow each other off a cliff, there’s still going to be plenty who didn’t join that group that will survive.

            • WhiteTiger@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              Huh, I guess the survival part just isn’t really what I would associate with lemmings, it’s the following each other blindly part (even if it turned out to be the result of a fake documentary).

              • ilex@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                I thought it was a Motorhead thing.

                If you like to gamble, I tell you I’m your man,/You win some, lose some, it’s all the same to me,/The pleasure is to play, etc.

                Something about the transient nature of these sites.–