You see, what it was is that the sea was getting crowded and ancient fishbro just needed like five minutes of peace and fucking quiet…

Just lit it right up in a flash, right?

“New” is definitely the way to browse Lemmy for now.

I agree that there’s a “sweet spot” where there are enough users generating content and interacting, versus the constant reposts of sites past.

Agreed. With the nature of the Fediverse, defederating with anything from Meta doesn’t really restrict access for those who actually wish to interact with them. They can simply join their next nefarious venture.

The drawbacks to interacting with a company that so obviously only chases profit above all else far outweigh any "benefits " of their content.

Ser Robin had the right idea: bravely run away.