Perhaps this is a dark thought… but I’m wondering what the future Lemmy equivalents to “We did it Reddit!” or “Thanks for the gold kind stranger!” will be.
It seems like something cliche or corny always springs up, like it’s unavoidable.
Perhaps this is a dark thought… but I’m wondering what the future Lemmy equivalents to “We did it Reddit!” or “Thanks for the gold kind stranger!” will be.
It seems like something cliche or corny always springs up, like it’s unavoidable.
Not exactly the same thing but… People are already referring to Lemmy users as “Lemmings” which, yeah it makes sense… But it also has some stereotypes associated with it that aren’t what I’d like to be associated with, you know?
I can already imagine it being used in a phrase with something about jumping off cliffs and being brainless followers and whatnot. Especially with this exodus situation. lol
Yeah I’m okay with that. It’ll keep us humble when we inevitably screw up.
There actually was some talk about calling each community “c/liffs.” Likely won’t stick, but, i get where you’re coming from. I think Lemmings in this context feels harmless enough, for me atleast. Anything is better at this point than referring to yourself as a “Redditor”
The Lemmings suicide thing is actually a myth, made up for views by some documentary crew who forced Lemmings off a cliff. I looked the source up a while ago and that is what I found as information. I hope we can restore their reputation so I keep telling people.
https://www.britannica.com/story/do-lemmings-really-commit-mass-suicide
Now what I do like is this:
That‘s so fitting to our situation, in a way. Let‘s hope the fediverse is a good home.
I personally like Lemmonites for Lemmy, but I think I’m alone there. Fedditors is starting to catch on and is more inclusive of the fediverse as a whole but I kinda don’t like fedditor because it defines us by what we left behind. It’s probably the best choice we have out there right now though.
How about “golems” - Lems that go/migrate/progress. Singular would be a “Lem”.
That’s far worse! At least the lemmings reputation was caused by being chased off a cliff by Disney producers. A golum canonically has no free will.