On the join lemmy page, we can see this description for lemmy:

Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to communities you’re interested in, post links and discussions, then vote and comment on them. Lemmy isn’t just a reddit alternative; its a network of interconnected communities ran by different people and organizations, all combining to create a single, personalized front page of your favorite news, articles, and memes.

I think we shouldn’t compare lemmy to other services like hacker news, reddit and lobste.rs. By comparing ourselves to them, we will always be in their shadows instead of creating our own vision.

We should create our own unique vision.

We can do this simply by removing these references:

Lemmy is a network of interconnected communities ran by different people and organizations, all combining to create a single, personalized front page of your favorite news, articles, and memes. You subscribe to communities you’re interested in, post links and discussions, then vote and comment on them

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    3 years ago

    I think it’s important in the beginning, as most people who stumble across will be looking for reddit alternatives anyway, and it provides an easy way to understand what it is. It can change later.