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This so far seems to be the generally accepted term that's been making it's way around the platform here recently.
It’s the only reasonable answer given the name really
This and it isn't even an option
And at some point, someone looking for a payday^1^ is going to take video of us being herded off a cliff by an asshole^2^ even though we don’t actually do that unless provoked, and it will become a totally wrong impression of us that enters the common knowledge base.
^1^ every online tech journal
^2^ spez
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Lemmings is the obvious choice
Yes, I'm willing to follow all of you off a cliff.
Did you know, the famous shot of lemmings falling of a cliff in the documentary that started the ideas that lemmings will just die following their peers off a cliff was actually a bunch of documentary makers pushing a bunch of lemming off of it to make a cool shot and not actual lemmings behavior ? You probably did actually...
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Lemmings, obviously.
Follow the crowd!
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Motorheads, of course.
I feel like lemmings is already catching on.
Lemmywinks
I don't think "lemmings" is a very appropriate name, considering the potentially harmful implications of blind misguided movement and lack of individuality.
I think "lemmings" is a very appropriate name because it is funny because of those potentially harmful implications.
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Lemiwinks
Lemmies?
I prefer to think of myself as having been a Redditeur. Far above the peasantry of the Redditors. /s
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Fedditors would be denizens of the larger Fediverse. It would not refer to only Lemmy users.
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this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023
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