There are various reasons Lemmy succeeded as a Reddit alternative where others failed. One of the underappreciated ones is probably that the devs were communists. I know that sounds a little strange
Marx to other Reddit alternatives: I fucking told you!
Tbf Mastodon has been able to thrive as well despite eugen being a liberal. Most other reddit alternatives were created by and for the bottom of the barrel fascists.
To be fair, Mastodon also took a hard stance on banning right wing content from the start, and instances have been doing a good job banning the fash and defederating them. So, similar dynamic there as well.
Tbf Mastodon has been able to thrive as well despite eugen being a liberal. Most other reddit alternatives were created by and for the bottom of the barrel fascists.
To be fair, Mastodon also took a hard stance on banning right wing content from the start, and instances have been doing a good job banning the fash and defederating them. So, similar dynamic there as well.