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[โ€“] Hond@piefed.social 17 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

idk where to find a crashcourse but here are my opinions(!) on top of my head after nearly 3 years on different instances:

  • hexbear and lemmygrad are to be avoided by all costs. weird tankies. they are blocked by most instances either way.
  • .ml(stands for marxist leninist) is the instance of the lemmy devs(i think?) and is still populated by a lot of non-lunatics. But i blocked the whole instance either way.
  • idk what the deal is with quokk.au(?) users but i noticed over the years that they tend to post weird shit/takes.
  • kbin was a fediverse alternative to lemmy. kinda fell apart a few years backs. a few instances are still around. they are alright.
  • mbin is the successor/a fork of kbin. if you want to try a different ux to lemmy its worth a look.
  • beehaw was already a pretty tightly knit community before the reddit api debacle a few years back. they have self proclaimed higher posting standards.
  • db0 is an anarchist instance. good for piracy topics. otherwise i dont care or have an opinion on them. tend to be a bit more ai tolerant i believe.
  • lemmy.world was/is the biggest instance. they get/got a lot flack for some reasons and others. most of the drama was imho pretty overblown.
  • feddit.org is an european instance. most of its users are german.
  • piefed is yet another fediverse alternative. i like it.

otherwise there is stuff like lemdroid with a focus on android or instances with a focus on anime. but tbh just start using lemmy and make your own experiences and feel free to block all the weird shit you dont want to see.

[โ€“] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

Or just stick with an instance that doesn't block others and judge for yourself. I thought Hexbears were descent people experiencing crisis as we all flooded in.

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