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Curious to know, I'd heard "lemming" used in a semi derogatory way, since "a person who unthinkingly joins a mass movement, especially a headlong rush to destruction" is the dictionary definition. It seems to be the first thing to come to mind as to what you'd call a Lemmy user.

This platform certainly is embodying a mass movement to get off of reddit, and I'm definitely all for it! But I can't help but feel this could be one of those baby names that sounded cute and catchy but could be bullied later into life. What are your thoughts?

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[–] Screwthehole@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope not. Let's just assume we all know 95% of people who would post on this site are being sarcastic, at all times.

If anything, we need a symbol for "I'm serious"...maybe /s?

[–] DopamineDaydreams@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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