• Bushwhack@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Can someone TL;DR the beans? I slept last night and woke up to Lemmy just being beans… wtf.

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      1 year ago

      There was a post about a can of beans yesterday… literally just that. “Here’s a can of beans”… since then, the beans have taken over 😅

      I think the point of this shower thought is a good one though: despite not being centralized, the beans still spread in a very reddit-like fashion…

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        1 year ago

        This is great! This is the kind of wacky behavior that generates personality, community, media coverage, interest and curiosity, As ironic as it is, I think this is a milestone for the fediverse.

        It’s also the beginnings of a collective conscious which means the fediverse is inching towards a critical mass of some sort.

        I’m pretty sure Reddit back in its frontier days had several wacky trends take over.

        Just my opinion but I’m loving it and I think it’s a good thing,

    • RatzChatsubo@vlemmy.net
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      1 year ago

      It’s a great indication when a social network gets large enough to meme. That’s why people care and are actively making original content for a change. It’s a great sign!

      • Bushwhack@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I can’t upvote your shit. Server too overloaded. Another great sign.

        Here’s an up arrow to show my support.

        ⬆️

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    1 year ago

    Also a demonstration of the true backbone of social media: shitposters.

    Unironically. Just look how shitposting pretty much keeps Tumblr alive these days

  • ShustOne@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Wait so when this happens on normal sites is it an example of how effective non-federated sites are? This happened on Reddit, Digg, Something Awful…

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      1 year ago

      I think what they mean is the idea spread across instances without lag or other issues.

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          Yeah what they mean is that even though the Fediverse is a web of instances, which operate independently, this bean craze still spread just like it would on a single site. Just emphasises the cohesiveness of the Fediverse