From purely practical point of view, what is the selling point of Lemmy for the average user who does not care about the theoretical benefits of software or the open source software movement?

Assumptions:

  • The average user will never host a instance.
  • The average user is not interested in volunteering or moderation.
  • The average user is not looking for NSFW communities or any controversial communities.
  • Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works
    81·
    15 days ago

    Based on my experience (.ml, World, sh.itjust.works).

    Differences

    • Overall nicer user base
    • No ads/algorithms
    • Better UI

    Same

    • Echo chambers. To be fair, this can be said about very website.
    • Politics. Both are very Left leaning. I was hoping for something more neutral.