I can already imagine it being used in a phrase with something about jumping off cliffs and being brainless followers and whatnot.

Yeah I'm okay with that. It'll keep us humble when we inevitably screw up.

There actually was some talk about calling each community "c/liffs." Likely won't stick, but, i get where you're coming from. I think Lemmings in this context feels harmless enough, for me atleast. Anything is better at this point than referring to yourself as a "Redditor"

The Lemmings suicide thing is actually a myth, made up for views by some documentary crew who forced Lemmings off a cliff. I looked the source up a while ago and that is what I found as information. I hope we can restore their reputation so I keep telling people.

https://www.britannica.com/story/do-lemmings-really-commit-mass-suicide

Now what I do like is this:

When the concentration of lemmings becomes too high in one area, a large group will set out in search of a new home.

That‘s so fitting to our situation, in a way. Let‘s hope the fediverse is a good home.

I personally like Lemmonites for Lemmy, but I think I'm alone there. Fedditors is starting to catch on and is more inclusive of the fediverse as a whole but I kinda don't like fedditor because it defines us by what we left behind. It's probably the best choice we have out there right now though.

How about "golems" - Lems that go/migrate/progress. Singular would be a "Lem".