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What I like about lemmy is how often I come across account names and think oh I've interacted with you before. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Familiar faces resurfacing is nice and only possible on a smaller sized platform. Or clicking someones profile only to see a post I previously saw or commemted on.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s a taste of the real world need we have for second-order relationships, i.e. neighbors. I grew up in a close knit homogeneous small town three hours drive from the nearest proper metro area. It was simultaneously suffocating and comforting to have real neighbors.

I recently became active in precinct-level party politics (im in USA) precisely to meet some IRL neighbors. I stick around lemmy for an online taste of the same thing. It fills a basic social need.

Hi, neighbors!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Interesting perspective