I dunno if prefer is the right word. It’s more like, people don’t know that an alternative way of thinking exists, so they don’t even know if they dislike conformity. There definitely are people who naturally prefer conformity and will do so even if the option to be independent is available, but I don’t think that’s the majority.
I think you’re grossly overestimating how groupthink this platform really is. Just the act of going to a federated platform is a huge leap outside of the “normal” sphere, we are all weirdos at a baseline. Sure, the folks at .world are a lot closer to the sheep on X or Facebook then they’d admit, but there’s lots of queer spaces on here that have been independent from the mainstream for awhile. I can assure you, many of them are very uncomfortable with the idea of being told what to do.
I dunno if prefer is the right word. It’s more like, people don’t know that an alternative way of thinking exists, so they don’t even know if they dislike conformity. There definitely are people who naturally prefer conformity and will do so even if the option to be independent is available, but I don’t think that’s the majority.
It’s the majority. The 99%. It’s Lemmy.
I think you’re grossly overestimating how groupthink this platform really is. Just the act of going to a federated platform is a huge leap outside of the “normal” sphere, we are all weirdos at a baseline. Sure, the folks at .world are a lot closer to the sheep on X or Facebook then they’d admit, but there’s lots of queer spaces on here that have been independent from the mainstream for awhile. I can assure you, many of them are very uncomfortable with the idea of being told what to do.