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Curious to know, I'd heard "lemming" used in a semi derogatory way, since "a person who unthinkingly joins a mass movement, especially a headlong rush to destruction" is the dictionary definition. It seems to be the first thing to come to mind as to what you'd call a Lemmy user.

This platform certainly is embodying a mass movement to get off of reddit, and I'm definitely all for it! But I can't help but feel this could be one of those baby names that sounded cute and catchy but could be bullied later into life. What are your thoughts?

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[-] Vupperware@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[-] ThankYouVeryMuch@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

There's this saying 'would you jump off a bridge if all your friends did?'.
Well my friends are lovely people, they're smart and wise (some one thing more than the other). They're great friends. So if I imagine myself in a situation where all of them are jumping off a bridge I think my best option, nothing else known, would be jumping too.
So call me a fucking lemming if you want, I was starting to hate that bridge long ago

[-] p1mrx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Here are some alternatives:

  • lemmyans
  • lemmynauts
  • lemmyzens
[-] Morcyphr@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Lemmynites please

[-] razza856@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[-] SapienSRC@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I like it for two reasons. 1) I love that game and it gives me nostalgic memories. 2) It's ironically funny since a Lemming is the exact opposite of what we are just by being here.

[-] toasteranimation@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] Rhaedas@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

A repost from a few days ago seems appropriate: Lemmings go to war

[-] greensky@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't have any issues with Lemmings. But I prefer lemmers and lemmians.

[-] Staiden@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Lemmy IS god.

[-] Uvine_Umbra@partizle.com 3 points 2 years ago

It's fine, though personally i'd rather just say lem or lems for simplicity if anything tbh

[-] smokinjoe@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

My vote is for Kilmisters

[-] UdeRecife@geddit.social 3 points 2 years ago

I bet that somewhere, at any given time, I'm being called something. It's a simple byproduct of anyone falling into the universalization trap.

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

I don't know, what are your thoughts? Should we care? How does everyone else feel about this?

[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I vote for lemurs/lemurians

[-] Aatube@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I don't see the relation with lemmy

[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Am not the first to think this since there is a discontinued lemmy app called lemmur. Plus, lemurians feel less like it's a joke compared to lemmings.

[-] Aatube@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Self-awareness is not "a joke".

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[-] trouser_mouse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

trouser_lemming

[-] xodiak@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[-] DrSanta@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Just call us nerds.

[-] Poem_for_your_sprog@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

How about federales?

[-] Sabata11792@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

a person who unthinkingly joins a mass movement, especially a headlong rush to destruction

That's the joke, and one day our baconed narwhal.

[-] tuxrandom@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't mind being called that even if I'm mainly on Kbin.

[-] neutron@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 year ago

Much better to be able to laugh to ourselves and show awareness of the matter. I never liked when people used membership of a community as a badge of honor, 'redditor' included.

[-] CouncilOfFriends@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me

[-] Lysergid@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I prefer LEMmy UseR -> lemur

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