“Sometimes there’s a man… I won’t say a “hero,” because what’s a hero? But sometimes there’s a man who… well, he’s the man for his time and place!” – Sam Elliot (the Stranger) from the glorious The Big Lebowski

You know that classic quote about standing on the shoulders of giants (and pioneers)? Honestly, in so many ways, that’s how I truly feel about the good ol’ Fediverse.
So, to sum up-- who are YOUR heroes here, and what does keep you hanging on here, baby…?


Bumps and difficulties - I haven’t noticed any such thing.
I stay on Lemmy because it’s similar to Reddit (topics based) without the need to follow anyone. I can’t stand social sites where I need to follow people - Mastodon, Bluesky, and Twitter (always did) suck imho.