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submitted 1 year ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it's actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that's really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

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[–] laughingm0n@lemmyhub.com 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Too true but keep in mind lemmy isn't supposed to be a replacement. Reddit hoppers want it to be.

[–] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

It's like picking up chewing to quit smoking.

It's not the same, but it does scratch that itch.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is from the authors on their Reddit AMA 3 years ago and it seems to disagree with you: We are the devs behind Lemmy, an open source, live-updating alternative to reddit. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/guklhr/we_are_the_devs_behind_lemmy_an_open_source/