Media Revolution's Media Liberation Day on November 5 is encouraging people to liberate themselves from malignant corporate media to explore decentralized social networks. It's a great opportunity to bring people to fedi ... but as we all know, it's not always easy for people to get started, find what they're looking

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/33480650

What resources, suggestions, and support can those of us who are already here provide to potential newcomers? And what can we do to prepare for – and encourage – a potential influx?

  • Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    It’s a good idea, but on the other hand telling people to observe before participating will probably lead to them not ever coming back again.

    • remotelove@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Observe while participating is what I meant. The intent is to give a person a heads up that cliques still exist on Lemmy and it may take a bit to understand them. In my case, I found the first instance I wouldn’t participate on when I was classified as a fascist baby killer for some reason. (Some instances hadn’t been mostly defederated back then.)