So your "evidence" is 4 different links from a "competing" platform, all of which should be considered "one source" not multiple individual sources, one of which is a user post with no actual evidence shown or linked -- at least not in the body of the post, I didn't care to follow through checking the comments -- and an article from... Vice.

Not exactly what I would call reputable sources. I'm not DENYING what you're saying, I just don't see any specific evidence to support your claim. Just... Be mindful of what you're using as "source material" when you claim there's evidence.

There definitely is a DM system in Lemmy. From the website, if you click on a user there's a "Send Message" option, and your notifications has a Messages section. I just don't think it's implemented in Jerboa.

I've been explaining it as countries/international travel. Lemmy is a country, Mastodon is a country, you can travel freely between them but you need a passport. Each service has it's own government whose rules you have to abide. Lemmy instances are like states (or provinces or what have you), where you can just... freely travel between them. Each instance has it's own local government whose rules you have to abide. Communities are like cities/towns, with their own small local government whose rules you have to abide... etc, etc.

Personally, so far I adore it. It doesn't scratch that... Endless content consumption itch that Reddit did. There are a lot less users, so there's a lot less "fresh" content piling up on my home feed for me to scroll through and huff air out my nose at.

It's been a bit of an adjustment, but now that I'm more used to it it's definitely a welcome change. I find myself actively engaging more instead of just scrolling by, contributing instead of lurking.

Welcome to Lemmy!

Just gotta figure out how best to direct people with the federation and server load issues before then. Should be fun!

EDIT: To clarify, this is not sarcasm. I'm genuinely excited to be a part of this!

Do you happen to have a link to said evidence? I'd love to review it, myself.

The ability to interact across platforms is pretty incredible. I've been looking into other fediverse platforms since my introduction to Lemmy -- thank you Reddit! 🥰

KBin looks interesting. I'm familiar with Mastodon, but before looking into Lemmy I never really understood what it meant that it was "federated". Tell me more about Friendica, please? If you don't mind, that is.

Let's be real, it's not even that the changes will lose corporations money, it's that the changes will lower their disgustingly bloated earnings by a marginal amount that makes them panic.

What a joke... All the more reason I'm glad I left that ecosystem.

There are a lot less people on here, but I feel a lot more keyed in and engaged with the communities I am a part of on here. It's nice!

The three gaming YouTubers I watch most right now are Hutts, ProJared, and jacksepticeye.

None of them take themselves too seriously, and love a good laugh. There's a mix of long form and short form content there, but it's all unscripted and most of it is largely unedited.

Baba is You is an absolute delight, and if you enjoy logic puzzles at all I cannot recommend it enough.

Soul Calibur is my jam. That, and Mortal Kombat. Never played competitively, I'm not that good. Just good enough to beat all my friends, lol.

Absolutely trash at Smash, though. I don't think I've ever won a single game.

Fediverse clone of iFunny when?

What a great set of resources! Especially GoL for us Linux gamers. Thanks for the callout!

Isn't it wonderful?

It does not surprise me in the least to find out this meme has been done before, but I actually made this lol. I wish I had seen it on the Fediverse Twitter clone, then I would've screenshotted the "Tweet" and posted the screenshot and we really WOULD be kinda full circle there.

Skyrim, hands down. I own that game... Let's see, 360, PS3, PC, PC Special Edition, 4 times. I own that game 4 times and have been playing it on and off (more on than off) since it came out. Never even gotten halfway through the main questline.

Frog's Theme slaps. Honestly, the whole soundtrack for this game is incredible.

First, I love your username.

Second, both of those sound intriguing. I'll be signing up for PixelFed for sure.