What are the relations between different lemmy/fediverse instances?
What are the relations between different lemmy/fediverse instances?
I'm aware of some stuff like that some instances have defederated from others for anti-communism (lemmy.world / hexbear.net), but that's where my knowledge ends.
I'm looking to understand what instances to be aware of, each instances' political leaning, defederation etc.
Of the big ones:
sh.itjust.works - biggest comms are a pro-NATO circlejerk comm and an anti-communist drama comm. Its users are a mixed bag due to it being a "generalist" instance but many are straight up fascist, the classic Nazi bar.
Lemmy.world - Reddit but more acutely Reddit than Reddit itself, because those that dislike Reddit don't sign up for it but instead choose other instances. Overwhelmingly liberal, mods and admins lean Zionist.
dbzer0 - Excellent piracy comms. Generally an anarchist instance, generally anti-ML, but federates with Hexbear.
Hexbear.net - One of the two genuinely great instances, alongside Lemmygrad. Left-unity, so sectarianism is bannable, but majority ML and explicitly pro-AES. Has anarchists, Maoists, etc as long as they don't complain about AES. Has a mostly good News megathread, and is far more casual than Lemmygrad.
Mander.xyz - Science based instance. Some of the mods and admins are pretty cool, too, not generally anti-communist like the liberal instances.
Lemmy.ml - ML mods and admins, mixed bag users. Widely federated, so a constant stream of arguments. Best spot for agitprop on Lemmy IMO if that's your thing.
Blahaj.zone - queer-focused instance for people that oppose AES. Liberal, but fights with Lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works for them sometimes being anti-LGBTQIA+. The explicitly leftist queer instance is Hexbear, so the rest tend to go to Blahaj.
Lemm.ee - dead
Lemmy.zip - Mixed bag, some fash some leftists some liberals. Truly a random grab.
That's all I can think of! In general, Grad is one of the most defederated instances, followed by Hexbear. The 3 Marxist-friendly instances are generally on good terms, and the rest of Lemmy constantly saber-rattles against us.
I have accounts on Hex, Grad, and .ml, and use all 3 depending on my mood. I'm technically most active on .ml but I enioy my time on Hex and Grad way more.
Yep, another great point to add!
I was unaware. I assumed that if I can see them, they can see me, which is obviously stupid especially since I'm familiar with the fediverse. Other than .world and blahaj, what other communities have defederated from us, hexbear, and .ml?
Really nice overview. Just curious why would anyone complain about AES? Also, could you clarify on how you use all 3 depending on your mood? This will help me more understand the unique communities in each of the 3 instances mentioned. Also, something I would like to add is that I've noticed is dbzer0's stance on "generative ai" is questionable. I'm all up for copyleft, but the issue isn't just with copyright. I feel like the greater issue with "generative ai" is the replacing of actual creativity and human emotion that would be normally tied to the different art forms that "generative ai" is usually made to replace whether on purpose or not, so I expect slop coming out of their.
Depends on who they are, but opposition to existing socialism is common, especially anti-DPRK, anti-USSR, or anti-PRC views. Cuba, Vietnam, and Laos mostly seem to get a pass, though, and sometimes Yugoslavia under Tito. It's a combination of the red scare, constant propagandizing, and a general adherance to liberalism, with a heavy dose of class interests.
I think that creativity is not reduced, but increased, as the new tools allow more people to be creative
They made a skin that looks like old reddit to give you an idea
Yep, they just want Reddit but their own.
I'll be honest, I've moved off of hexbear.net after the domain expired. All the struggle sessions (especially over China) were incredibly taxing.
It generally isn't common enough for me to not use it, I tend to prefer it for the shitposts and gaming discussion more than anything. I spend most of my time arguing on Lemmy.ml anyways, so any struggle around the PRC on Hexbear pales in comparison.
I moved off it after the "rogue admin wrecker" incident
What does that mean?
Are you aware of piefed instances? I don't know the instances there or why someone would even use it over lemmy.
Not as much, personally. Piefed is even smaller than Lemmy from what I know. Most instances seem to be Piefed versions of existing Lemmy instances.