Guess it depends which ask lemmy you mean. May fit on .ml’s rather than .world’s.
Based on the other posts, I think it would fit right in over there. It only “fits” here because this community has no theme. It copied its name from the subreddit but didn’t try to mimic what made it unique.
For reference, the subreddit was for “common sense” questions people might feel stupid asking. An example of a great post there was “how often do I have to wash a hoodie” or “do I really have to change my oil every 3000 miles?”
can@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 5 weeks ago
You’re absolutely correct, but I don’t think really anything can be done about this community nor others with similar problems.
There just aren’t enough users who actually care about this type of nuance.
There’s no point trying to uphold an ideal that just isn’t relevant to most users.
glimse@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
So what’s the point of this if there’s no nuance? That’s still my question. Why did people make these communities with subreddit names if they weren’t going to be similar places? It feels so…hollow.
fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 5 weeks ago
I’m not really sure what you’re getting at.
Lemmy is not reddit. It has its own history and culture. It’s totally fine if you don’t like it, but if you’re expecting it to be like reddit then you’ll just be disappointed and frustrated every time.
The history around “why does this community have the same name as a reddit sub” is obvious. At some point it was expected to be the next incarnation of whatever sub, but that’s just not how things turned out for a number of reasons
glimse@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I think the question is pretty straightforward…new subreddits were born out of a need for a niche. If there’s no need for the niche (as we both agree), why was this community made? The truth is that a lot of Lemmy communities are poorly cosplaying subreddits without having ever seen the movie. It looks like a duck but sure doesn’t walk like one