The Fediverse is huge and overwhelming to a newcomer, with many different types and each with servers to pick from. Which ones would you suggest checking out or avoiding?

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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      15 hours ago

      hexbear, lemmygrad as well. hexbear make themselves sound"cute" to hopefully trick people into engaging in thier instance, when in fact they are tankies.

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        6 hours ago

        Fyi, you might to clarify that new users should avoid hexbear and lemmygrad.

        If someone only skims through the comments, yours can read as an endorsement, especially since the user you replied to had endorsements at the top of their comment

    • CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      Joining a default instance is fine for beginners, but you can’t stay for long. Do a quick peek around, find an instance that looks cool, and head out.