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[–] Wojwo@lemmy.ml 139 points 6 months ago (5 children)
[–] glouriousgouda@lemmy.myserv.one 18 points 6 months ago

This feels like the natural choice doesn't it?

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 18 points 6 months ago

Aight we need to open a ticket on github.

[–] Khrux@ttrpg.network 12 points 6 months ago

This is my favourite, it's a little cheesy and fun, but it doesn't have my biggest issue with the Reddit one which is for some reason acting like it's a birthday party.

[–] 0_0j@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

It's official

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It should be software independent. Not referring to a specific Fediverse app, but general across the Fediverse. I don't think this fits.

[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 1 points 6 months ago

So the fediversary lol

[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 97 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Honestly I was praying that Lemmy dispensed with that reddit-ism

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 29 points 6 months ago

Aww I think it's kinda cute.

I found the whole 'cake day' thing on Reddit a bit immature myself, kind of like a stale remnant from the excitement and exuberance of the internet before it was dominated by a few massive companies.

By the time i left reddit my feelings towards those traditions were like yours. They seemed a bit hollow, over-egged.

Times have changed, Lemmy and its user-base are a reaction to the dominant internet campanies. With that i'd hope we can be more thoughtful about building an online experience thats healthy and sober.

To that point, i think marking an anniversary has a certain importance. I'd hope on Lemmy this kind of thing is approached with a more subtle maturity though.

But at the end of the day, what one person takes away from text, and what another person takes away from the same text can be surprisingly different. So maybe I just read all those cake day messages in the wrong light.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 45 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Annual commemorative pastry observance

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 32 points 6 months ago (2 children)

according to your profile, it’s still called β€œCake day”

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 26 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I really hate using that term. It's very Reddit.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 6 months ago

Everything about lemmy is. It is literally a reddit clone.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Not if we liberate it from them

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I also dislike it because reddit used it... They managed to destroy a lot of good things.

[–] Zeroxxx@lemmy.id 0 points 6 months ago

It was their creation to begin with, for free. Stop crying about reddit and move on.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I've been using a mobile app for so long that I didn't notice that.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 23 points 6 months ago (3 children)
[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't, but I do think we should be happy folks are sticking around. I'm almost at one year!

[–] Capitao_Duarte@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 6 months ago

I'm here since the exodus, but changed my instance to one from my country when I realized it existed. So this account isn't my real start here

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We gotta make everything reddit. What does the narwhal bacon here? I vote opossum and curry. Is that le random enough?

[–] Dippy@beehaw.org 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

is that le random enough? <

Do you always get mad when other people try to have fun?

[–] swab148@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago

I also choose this guy's dead soul

Jeez man it's just some light hearted fun.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 23 points 6 months ago

Key Lemm Pie Day

[–] Iapar@feddit.de 16 points 6 months ago

Account creation.

[–] modest_bunny@lemm.ee 15 points 6 months ago

could not give a f*k about what day i created my account

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

Is it necessary to have this ? does it have any significance ?

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago
[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 6 months ago
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Our cake day

[–] palarith@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago
[–] walden 2 points 6 months ago

Yep, cake day

[–] root@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Lemmington dap

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Lemmuffin day

[–] yuri@pawb.social 1 points 6 months ago

petition to just call it a birthday and let it be confusing

[–] trk@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Lamington Day

Cause Lemmyington.

This probably works better with a New Zealand accent... which I don't have, but like to imitate when I'm drunk.

"Choice bro, put your jandals in the chilly bin" - me, doing champagne comedy sketches

[–] nmtake@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago