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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The ml in lemmy ml means marxism-leninism

It means Mali and was chosen because it was cheap/free

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're both right!

It is Mali's domain, and Marxist-Leninists choose that domain to work out of because of the initialism.

Kinda like why BIOT's domain is so popular with the tech folks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

And Tuvalu's domain is popular with streaming sites

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

chosen because it was cheap

Um nah, there are a LOT of cheap ass TLDs, hell even .com TLDs are only $10-20 a YEAR

It might not actually mean marxism-leninism (then again, who the hell knows, we have .zip TLDs now ffs), but it sure does to the .ml admins

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Back 3y ago the users claimed it did mean marxist-leninist (or rather if we must be pedantic, that the TLD does mean Mali but they chose it because it meant marxist-leninist to them.) They stopped around the time of the exodus (read: they put on a mask to trap unsuspecting redditors) and they've ramped back up since everyone defederated hex and grad (my guess, those users created .ml alts specifically to proselytize to the unwilling like Evangelical roaches once their supply to feed their victim complex dried up.)

History for posterity's sake.