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Seriously. I dont get it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it is from r/196 or c/[email protected], it is

Rule: You must post before you leave with proper flair without using slurs, being a bigot, posting porn, or having an NFT avatar. [NFTs are banned.]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah - its just a meme sub coming over from reddit, and for whatever reason its grown quickly here so its showing up in all a lot

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My theory is this: new Lemmy users aren’t comfortable yet, so some are looking for easy ways to begin engaging with the site. 196 is a low-stakes way to make a first post without the anxiety of a higher effort post.

I don’t think I mind it either, if it gets more people actively participating in some way. And if it grows too out of control, at least there’s a block option.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Its grown quickly because the community is made up of primarily/is very accepting of trans people. Im surprised theyre on lemmy.ml amd not beehaw or blahaj.