TL;DR is that Lemmy was originally created to make a Reddit alternative where communists could talk freely after they got tired of Reddit. Both .ML and Lemmygrad were created by the founders and were the most popular instances by far until we moved here.
Despite terrible moderation and really questionable activity, the devs never called ML the official instance and encouraged that people spread out to other instances. It’s still known as the tankie instance today.
I don’t really know much about lemmy development but isn’t ml the official instance endorsed by its devs?
Pretty much yes. although I’ve seen the opposite usually from what OP is describing.
TL;DR is that Lemmy was originally created to make a Reddit alternative where communists could talk freely after they got tired of Reddit. Both .ML and Lemmygrad were created by the founders and were the most popular instances by far until we moved here.
Despite terrible moderation and really questionable activity, the devs never called ML the official instance and encouraged that people spread out to other instances. It’s still known as the tankie instance today.
Yes, and the devs themselves are maoists.
That Is one reason why I choose to join a kbin instance back in the day. Many lemmy devs are scummy people who support this.
i try to block all .ml groups so I don’t engage them. You should too.