Does it even make a difference? Would much appreciate some suggestions.

    • Cowbee [he/they]
      14•13 hours ago

      1. It’s not all federated together, Lemm.ee is more broadly federated than Lemmy.world, as an example. Lemm.ee can see Hexbear and Lemmygrad, you cannot, as a quick example. Federation and defederation policy dramatically impacts the experience.

      2. Many instances are specialized, like Lemmygrad with Marxism-Leninism, slrpnk.net with Solarpunk, mander.xyz with science, Hexbear as a left-unity instance, etc. Browsing locally is a fun experience for those into the instance subject.

      3. Some instances have only upvotes and no downvotes, some don’t show vote totals period, or have other front-facing features. Some offer emojis, like Hexbear.net.

      And more! All good reasons to put some thought in.

        • Cowbee [he/they]
          2•5 hours ago

          Lemmy.zip is a common broadly federated instance I think, but really, I’d suggest looking into instances aligned most with the type of content you like to see.

      • @PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world
        2•8 hours ago

        Wow, thank you! I didn’t know it was like that. I also didn’t know that what I was reading as nonsense slarpnik is “solaspunk” and I still have no idea what that is but I’ll google it. Never heard of Mander either, want to check out whether that’s useful to me. Thanks!

        • Cowbee [he/they]
          1•5 hours ago

          No problem! Solarpunk is an aesthetic-based social movement surrounding solar energy and climate activism, in a short descriptor. You can see the instance to see what I mean.

          Here’s a tool to find instances. I recommend sorting by most active, and checking whichever looks interesting to you.

      • Cowbee [he/they]
        14•1 day ago

        Marxists are absolutely leftists, if you redefine Leftism to only include Anarchism you are making a severe error in political understanding.

        • @Psythik@lemm.ee
          -9•1 day ago

          Tankies aren’t Marxists lol

          They’re more MAGA than anything. I’ve spent quite some time on Hexbear and .ml. I’ve seen it with my own eyes.

          They’re pro censorship, anti-free speech, anti human rights, and constantly talk shit about “liberals”. Sounds like a hard authoritarian right to me.

          • Cowbee [he/they]
            13•1 day ago

            “Tankie” is just the terminally online version of “commie” or “pinko,” it’s just a pejorative for Marxists. The 3 instances you called “tankie” are the 3 biggest Marxist-friendly instances. Both of my 2 accounts are on Hexbear.net and Lemmy.ml, respectively, I’ve spent plenty of time.

            Marxists in general are in favor of controlling the speech of the bourgeoisie, as were Marx and Engels:

            >6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.

            Marxists are not “anti-free speech,” nor are Hexbear and Lemmy.ml. Rampant misinformation and bigotry should be removed, and is. Marxists, including .ml and Hexbear, are absolutely pro-Human Rights. Marxists do hate liberals, liberals are pro-Capitalism apologists, and thus liberalism has been a target of Socialists of all stripes since liberalism became a thing.

          • @for_some_delta@beehaw.org
            -6•1 day ago

            The ideas that domination is the goal are correct. The domination goes beyond social issues. Owing someone rent puts them in a position to dominate me. Saying the rent is the people’s rent doesn’t rationalize the domination.

            • Cowbee [he/they]
              5•16 hours ago

              Marxists do not seek “domination” of others, nor do Socialist countries extract “rent.” Using a portion of the social fund to create infrastructure, social safety nets, advance productivity via new Capital, and more are not the same as a landlord extracting surplus value on the basis of owning a scarce resource like land. I think you’re confused on several areas, like what Marxists want, how Socialist states function, and what “rent” is. If you want, I have theory I can recommend for you.

      • irelephant [he/him]
        -1•1 day ago

        Shit on the political compass all you want, it does help bring a bit of nuance into discussions like this:

        • Cowbee [he/they]
          15•1 day ago

          To be fair, the political compass absolutely does not bring nuance. All governments are authoritarian, all states are instruments of class opression. What matters is which class is being oppressed, by which. The political compass is closer to astrology for political nerds than a coherent theory.

          • irelephant [he/him]
            0•1 day ago

            Would you call communist states (an oxymoron, I know) instruments of class opression?

            All governments are authoritiarian, but to what extent?

            I more-meant the difference between the libertarian and authoritarian right/left, its a useful distinction to have.

            • Cowbee [he/they]
              15•1 day ago

              Yes, absolutely. Socialist states governed by Communist Parties are states where the Proletariat oppresses the Bourgeoisie. You can’t simply eliminate all property relations overnight, the role of a proletarian state is to sieze the large firms and key industries that are necessary to maintain that power, and gradually appropriate firms and industry until the entire economy can be publicly owned and planned.

              There aren’t really degrees of authoritarian or libertarian in a state, just what circumstances the system finds itself in. At times where class struggle is sharpened, the state employs more drastic measures to maintain the class in charge, and this goes for bourgeois states or proletarian states. It isn’t a decision to be made on a sliding scale, but a reflection of circumstances.

              Even comparing Anarchism with Marxism as “libertarian vs authoritarian” isn’t apt. Anarchists also employ authority in overturning class relations, just via a horizontalist approach. Marxist states also are more comprehensively democratic than Capitalist ones, as they spread democracy to the economy, for the many rather than for the few.

              Just my 2 cents as a Marxist-Leninist.

              Side note: a higher stage Communist society where class has been abolished and the oppressive elements of government that make up the state have thus withered away would not be authoritarian, as there’s no longer class struggle. That’s more of a future thing though, not something that has immediate relevance.

              • @planish@sh.itjust.works
                1•1 day ago

                There aren’t really degrees of authoritarian or libertarian in a state, just what circumstances the system finds itself in.

                This sounds like that rare thing in political science: a falsifiable assertion. Do you happen to know if anyone has tested it?

                • Cowbee [he/they]
                  8•1 day ago

                  I’m not sure how you would test it, outside of looking at states through history, in different contexts. Germany is a good example. Germany in the early 20th century, after World War I, was in serious debt and had rising contradictions that led to increased worker organization. The bourgeoisie was terrified of a Communist uprising, so they employed the Nazis to purge them. After the fall of the Nazis, the system didn’t radically change, but the need for the Nazis as a sort of alter-ego to stamp out Communism was done. They remained Capitalist throughout the entire time, but each change in policy was driven by changing conditions.

                  Marxists posit that the Mode of Production is the base, which creates the superstructure, which is the laws, ideology, and culture, which shapes the base. This cyclical relationship shows that biggest shaper of policy is the needs of the ruling class, and the conditions they are dealing with. I am not “inventing” this stance, of course, its been here for a long while.

            • Diva (she/her)
              8•1 day ago

              he did say communist governments are authoritarian, in them the capitalist class would be getting oppressed by the state in service of the working class. this is why it’s called the dictatorship of the proletariat - the proletariat should still be getting their interests as a class represented in this arrangement, while bourgious have no special status or access due to their capital.

              All governments are authoritarian, all states are instruments of class opression. What matters is which class is being oppressed, by which.

              are there any examples of libertarian states?

          • irelephant [he/him]
            4•1 day ago

            Auth-right would be fascism.

            I wanted to point out that, even though they are authoritarian, they are still leftist. The Political Compass adds a bit of nuance, so there can be a distinction.

    • kratoz29English
      4•1 day ago

      I’m thinking between Zip and db0… I can’t decide 😁

      I was too comfortable with lemme.ee (AKA less drama overall than your favorite Lemmy instance) but now I need to deal with this…

      Well, I knew from the beginning, that the fediverse works this way, if any we should be grateful we were given a good window to migrate (former fmhy user here lol), and honestly it makes sense, each instance can’t last forever… Not even big sites like Reddit will.

    • @PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      29•2 days ago

      I also can vouch for sh.itjust.works. They have a fair defederation policy and has only gone down a couple times in the two years I’ve been using it. When it has the admin has been quick to address it and provides updates via a matrix chat.

      The one downside is that some more niche domains have degenerated defederated (thanks autocorrect) from us due to the open enrolment we have (beehaw comes directly to mind). I recall someone linking a website that tracked what servers are federated with each other but I can’t find it now unfortunately.

  • @roadrunner_ex@lemmy.caEnglish
    44•2 days ago

    One thing you should do is grab your data for easy moving, you haven’t already.

    Assuming you’re using the default Lemmy web UI (not Voyager, or Photon, or a mobile app, or whatever), click on your username in the top right, and select “Settings”.

    On the settings page, there’s a section called “Import/Export Settings”. Click the “Export” button and let your browser download the file.

    Then, when you switch instances, you can go into the same Settings page on the new instance, select the file you downloaded, and hit “Import” and you will automatically be resubscribed to the communities you subscribed to.

    • @Hadriscus@lemm.ee
      13•2 days ago

      oh, I assumed it was a community for Dragon Ball Z fans.

      Communities about Anarchism, Generative AI, Copylefts, Neurodivergence, Filesharing, and Free Software.

      This sounds like me. Well, apart from the generative AI thing. Let’s see what the dominant stance on it is first

  • Cowbee [he/they]
    11•2 days ago

    What do you look for in an instance? Many different instances with different uses and needs.

    • @Zenith@lemm.ee
      2•2 days ago

      Where would I find a way to know if an instance aligned with what I wanted or not? I’m supposed to personally find and explore a bunch of different ones?

      • Cowbee [he/they]
        3•2 days ago

        There’s the “Join Lemmy” tool that shows a list of instances, you can click on them and see if they fit what you want.

      • Sidyctism II.
        2•2 days ago

        Ive recently stumbled on Fediseer, where instances can give recommendations, censures and hesitations to other instances. every instance also has its own page with their self-description, stats, recommendations, censures, etc. might be a helpful tool to narrow down the potential instances.

  • H Ramus
    -4•2 days ago

    Tried registering with lemmy.ml but it seemed the weight and burden of my user was too much to deal with. Registration denied with no justification so it seems this instance is not welcoming new users.

    Successfully registered with Lemmy.zip instead and they seem welcoming of Lemm.ee refugees.

    • davel [he/him]English
      13•2 days ago

      Tried registering with lemmy.ml but it seemed the weight and burden of my user was too much to deal with. Registration denied with no justification so it seems this instance is not welcoming new users.

      Justification was given: you have to actually answer the sign-up questions.

      • H Ramus
        -1•2 days ago

        Thank you for confirming. As a new instance applicant, no information was provided on the rejection reason and was left with uncertainty.

        Apologies for not fulfilling the requests. From my perspective, I’m on lemmy to avoid a corporate environment. However, the requests seemed a bit too corporate, akin to a cover letter to a job application (why I’d like to join the instance and which communities I’ll participate in). Also don’t feel like sharing personal information about my username.

        If the intention is to weed out problem users there’s a way of checking a user’s post and comment’s history.

        None of this matters, you’re free to accept and deny at will and I simply fedback my experience.

          • H RamusEnglish
            11•2 days ago

            I signed up on the browser. The error message I see is below which is scarce on details. ¯\(ツ)/¯

            And thanks for taking time to reply, appreciate it.

            • davel [he/him]English
              19•2 days ago

              Interesting! This may be a regression bug.

              Edit to add: I just tested it myself, and can confirm that the problem exists in the 0.19.12-beta version that lemmy.ml is currently running. Thanks for your help.

              • H Ramus
                6•2 days ago

                Happy to have contributed with some value out of my application and exchanges!

      • H Ramus
        8•2 days ago

        By censorship do you mean curated content? I’ve my own filters that I apply and have no concerns with instances having their own criteria. There are also legal boundaries such minimum age criteria, content type, etc…

        • @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          -4•2 days ago

          Nah just words. Can’t call something bitchin’ on ml. The stuff you talk about is reasonable to not allow!

          • H Ramus
            4•2 days ago

            I see. Not aware on what happens on each instance. I guess their house their rules. Always another instance to join or can create your own.