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It seems like any platform that features link aggregation is soon overrun by bots and self-promoters trying to drive traffic, and pages and pages of link posts versus pages and pages of people talking.

Are there any lemmy instances or other defederated networks that focus on Q&A, niche communities, and people conversing, instead?

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[–] solrize@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Usenet still exists, and there are tons of old fashioned forums online, some of them good. Lemmy has its attractions but it is trying to be Reddit and maybe succeeding a little too well.

[–] HiddenTower@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] solrize@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Depends what topics you are looking for. They tend to focus on particular niches. Example: home-barista.com, for coffee nerds. I'm not a regular but have posted there a few times.

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