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?

    • Nihilore@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

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

      • WhiteTiger@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years 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·
      2 years ago

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

      Famous for group suicides.

        • ilex@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          2 years 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·
            2 years 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·
              2 years 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.–