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minus-square@nour@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilink18•3 years agoHere’s a thread from 5 months ago about this question: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/19795 I usually just say “Lemmy users” for clarity, but I also like “lemmings”.
minus-squareClinkfedilink4•edit-23 years agoIf everyone forever asks this question I think that’d make us lemmings
minus-square@GenkiFeral@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•3 years agoin concept, too much like sheeple - rather demeaning. Do I want to be a part of a user group that follows the crowd of of a cliff? but, the word is easy. “Lemmians” is the firs word that popped into my mind.
minus-square@liminal@lemmy.mllinkfedilink4•3 years agoCalling lemmy’s users ‘Lemmings’ may be a neat reminder of the harm of groupthink, something upvote-based forums incentivize, IMO.
minus-square@GenkiFeral@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•3 years agogreat point. I made the same point on ruqqus when I read that I need about 200 upvotes/points in order to start a guild.
Here’s a thread from 5 months ago about this question: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/19795
I usually just say “Lemmy users” for clarity, but I also like “lemmings”.
“lemmings” most upvoted (+56) in that thread 😃
If everyone forever asks this question I think that’d make us lemmings
in concept, too much like sheeple - rather demeaning. Do I want to be a part of a user group that follows the crowd of of a cliff? but, the word is easy. “Lemmians” is the firs word that popped into my mind.
Calling lemmy’s users ‘Lemmings’ may be a neat reminder of the harm of groupthink, something upvote-based forums incentivize, IMO.
great point. I made the same point on ruqqus when I read that I need about 200 upvotes/points in order to start a guild.
Since that’s a myth the analogy goes deeper