That said, I would like to say that despite the issues with the ML administration, I feel the centralization of communities on WORLD is a far greater and thus more urgent issue for me.

Fdroid

!fdroid@lemmy.ml

Probably !android@lemdro.id can be an option

Linux: !linux@lemmy.ml

!linux@lemmy.world seems quite active, I guess if any people move to it it will become even more active.

!linux@programming.dev could probably be a nice one too if people want to avoid hypercentralization on LW

If you know any other, comment below and we can see which one we decide to select as "the one" to avoid fragmentation.

Privacy: !privacy@lemmy.ml

!privacyguides@lemmy.one is a good one. The instance admin comes and go, but the instance is still up-to-date

Other active options:

• !privacy@lemmy.ca
• !privacy@lemmy.world

Open source: !opensource@lemmy.ml

• !opensource@programming.dev seems like a nice alternative (more subs than !opensource@lemmy.world)

Personal finance: !personalfinance@lemmy.ml

There are a few country-based:

• !ausfinance@aussie.zone
• !personalfinancecanada@lemmy.ca
• !personalfinanceuk@feddit.uk
• !finances@jlai.lu

Maybe it makes more sense to have country-based communities?

Sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but I wanted to say that I see you going to such great efforts to help people all across the entire Fediverse, and to say thank you - we appreciate you!:-)

Unixporn

!unixporn@lemmy.ml

!unixporn@lemmy.world is probably the obvious solution

Yes, I just posted over there that:

So if there’s an issue with lemmy.ml, boycott it - unsubscribe, give the other communities on more agreeable instances your time and they will grow and prosper. If there isn’t a relevant alternative start one.

And this is a key step - identify where there aren't alternatives and start them. It might also be worth compiling a list of the alternatives so people can make the switch.

It's also worth bearing in mind that Lemmy isn't like Reddit in that you could just passively consume content all day. If there's a problem, we all need to roll our sleeves up and pitch in.

Worth also mentioning that !fedigrow@lemm.ee is a good place to discuss topics on how we can help Lemmy grow and thrive.

Librewolf's official community is on ml sadly !librewolf@lemmy.ml

Jellyfin: !jellyfin@lemmy.ml

Maybe something for https://lemmy.dbzer0.com ?

Simple Living: !simpleliving@lemmy.ml

!eudaimonia@lemmy.dbzer0.com : "A community about happy living. Thoughts and praxis about long-term wellbeing, contentment, and personal fulfillment."

!marvelcomics@lemmy.ml

• sffa.community?
• literature.cafe?
• wait for a Marvel instance?

I think the problem is not so much that "communities don't exist", but that they are far less popular and active than the lemmy.ml ones, and when presented with a choice new users will typically choose the community that is more active and has the most subs. You can't simply solve that by creating another community on another instance. A concerted effort would be needed to get people to move and to get them to pick the alternative community over the lemmy.ml one. Raising awareness and defederation by bigger instances (like lemmy.world) would help immensely.

For me the big ones are !linux@lemmy.ml and !programmerhumor@lemmy.ml btw, which do exist elsewhere but the alternatives are stale.

I’m on .ml and have been considering making an account on another instance, but it seems like most major instances require an email. .ml did not require an email.