It varies by instance, some are more Marxist, some are more Anarchist, some are more liberal, some are blends of 2 of those. However, the 2 biggest factors are that the Developers are Marxists and thus Marxists have been building communities here from the beginning, and the rejection of Reddit, a highly corporatized social media platform, in order to jump to a smaller FOSS platform, fits neatly with general anticapitalism.
Cowbee thank you for the thoughtful and insightful reply. I wasnt aware of the roots of Lemmy being Marxist or a mix of the two. I appreciate you representing what brought me to Lemmy and away from Reddit which is having a discussion and not down voting and insulting users for a genuine realization. Reddit is a hateful nasty place and many of us left bc of that. So thanks for not being like them
Never realized how left leaning Lemmy was.
It varies by instance, some are more Marxist, some are more Anarchist, some are more liberal, some are blends of 2 of those. However, the 2 biggest factors are that the Developers are Marxists and thus Marxists have been building communities here from the beginning, and the rejection of Reddit, a highly corporatized social media platform, in order to jump to a smaller FOSS platform, fits neatly with general anticapitalism.
Cowbee thank you for the thoughtful and insightful reply. I wasnt aware of the roots of Lemmy being Marxist or a mix of the two. I appreciate you representing what brought me to Lemmy and away from Reddit which is having a discussion and not down voting and insulting users for a genuine realization. Reddit is a hateful nasty place and many of us left bc of that. So thanks for not being like them
No problem! 🫡
Very thoughtful and nice comment. Thank you!
No problem!