It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.

I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.

I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.

And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.

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[–] 24 points 1 day ago (9 children)

What are your usual corners?

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  • [–] [S] 25 points 1 day ago (6 children)

    Niche communities built around specific interests, from chess variants to linguistics projects like constructed languages. And occasionally something else, like a niche heavy music genre or something along those lines.

    But I'm pretty burned out on Reddit, especially the way things are run over there

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  • [–] 19 points 1 day ago

    There used to be a fairly active linguistics community here, but the science-themed instance it was hosted on went dark over a month ago. Hopefully it comes back.

    I can't imagine there's not a chess sub here, surely it's big enough?

    Music wise there are some communities, maybe !obscuremusic@piefed.social fits the bill for now?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    linguistics projects like constructed languages

    Are you making your own? I also have a slight interest in the idea of conlangs.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 hours ago

    Not really, I only did that when I was a kid. These days I’m into philosophical and logical languages, like Ithkuil and Lojban. I follow other projects too, even the artistic ones, but these are the ones I care about most

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  • [–] 7 points 21 hours ago*

    There's an entire Mastodon instance devoted to linguistics at Polyglot City, and a Toki Pona PeerTube instance at seka pona la! Lemmy is only partially interoperable with most of the other Fediverse platforms, since their focuses are just so different. However, there's definitely a few ways to interact with them from here I think.

    Also right here we've got communities for:

    And actually lots more, this is just a sample.

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