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How do you older Lemmy users feel about the large influx of reddit users? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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A lot of questions on here are aimed at the reddit users experiences, but I've been wondering what the older users thought of his move. Are there any reddit cultures you are hoping do not come with the users? Are you confident or fearful of the growth coming from the reddit community? I'm curious how the reddit influx is changing these communities either for better or for worse.

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[–] olivebuffalo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Yeah what the hell were those guys doing for years

[–] HarvesterOfEyes@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Mine is 3 years old. Back then, I signed up but never really posted, just lurked for a while and went to explore Tildes instead. So yeah, didn't really do anything. I remember there being a few enthusiastic users about open-source software but also a few tankies, which kinda turned me off it. But I'm glad Lemmy's exploding with activity right now, as we got a more diverse userbase.

[–] MoreIronOre@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Honest question. What are tankies?

[–] JTurtle@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

t's a derogatory term for far-left Marxist-Leninists (MLs). Some MLs proudly wear the label (see r/InformedTankie on reddit) since the term has been overused to the point of meaninglessness. Basically, any sympathies with or presenting info contradicting mainstream propaganda about socialist states (USSR, PRC, DPRK) will have you branded "tankie", i even just read a post from r/rust saying they dont want to move to any Lemmy instance because we're a buncha tankies

[–] MoreIronOre@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you comrade.

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