I’m enjoying Beehaw. I really haven’t looked around at other instances that much, but it’s pretty chill here.
Loyalty to dbzer0
Shhh, don’t tell
It’s not a cult, I swear! :D
Hehe yep
Edit: and i just realised i posted this from my other account and not my dbzer0 account lol. But point still stands
TRAITOR
Beehaw is a quieter experience than most because it has narrower federation, but you do tend to get a better signal to noise ratio since you miss the spammier instances - I like it.
Beehaw also doesn’t federate downvotes which I think is an improvement.
I prefer sopuli.xyz
He’s right. No bias, I swear.
Was waiting for an instance admin lol
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I dunno why but everytime I see that, I misread it as SoPopular ;)
Is it weird to not have a favorite?
no
Lemm.ee. I like the defederation policy, and in my experience the community and its admins have always been very responsive.
lemm.ee fans RISE UP!!!
Lemmy.world for me.
It’s generic, has a good list of communities, and the mods are legends with updates and transparency.
I personally prefer using Lemm.ee, mostly because it’s the instance I started off with, but the problem with that instance is that it’s dry lol
lemmy.sdf.org when it works; federation there is kinda fucked right now, so
I’m on lemmy.today for now.I accidentally posted it from SDF. Comment if you can see this.SDF has an extensive track record (* much longer than I have been alive*) of providing systems for the public good. If federation gets fixed (and it probably will eventually), I’ll be back on SDF.
Additionally, I generally don’t want the set of people I can connect with to be technically limited, like at all. Yes that includes “all the bad people” according to your (and my) individual worldview. If they’re going to exist, I would prefer to have advanced notice of the danger they pose. If you suck, I will block you.
I’m not against moderated or curated instances, and for most people that is probably the way to go, but it’s not what I personally need. Yes, this means that I occasionally get wild shit when I choose to scroll through All. Yes, that means I get various shades of genocide apologists and weird bigots, again when I choose not to browse by Local or Subscribed. That’s why I’m subscribed to a bunch of cool, moderated communities. I choose the content I see.
That is the approach I prefer for myself. Again, I understand that it’s not for everyone.
As far as instances where I’m not (yet) a member, lemmy.dbzer0.com is my favorite by far. Also while I don’t have any communities on their instance, the startrek.website people seem to always have something interesting to say.
I see you!
Personally I am pretty bias towards lemm.ee, mostly because it’s the instance I joined when starting out. I mostly do all because i personally don’t prefer using local communities. Don’t really care about federation, just like using lemmy either way
Hello! I can see you!
lemmy.ohaa.xyz, cause its mine :D
now THATS the spirit!
slrpnk.net :D
SLRPNK best instance
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As an American I prefer lemmy.ca
I like mine because it is mine :)
Lemmy.ca and sh.itjust.works
sh.itjust.works is the best name for a instance
My main is reddthat.com
Clear and open admins; smaller instance with room to grow; it’s my personal favorite