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I meant that Lemmy will never be as accessible as reddit because of reddit's centralization; every community is 1 of 1.

But I agree with you, community linking would be a good idea.

As for the clever user experience, what about an instance of lemmy dedicated to this? It combines different lemmy communities into one within the UI, giving a more Reddit like experience. The name can imply it's a simple experience, like lemmy.madeeasy or something.

I wouldn't use it, but some people would probable prefer it! (And find it easier!)

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Garry's Mod, Super Tux Kart

+1 for rutracker, also yts.mx is my go-to for films.

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Exactly, lets just live with every driver being responsible for their own actions.

I think solutions like better public transportation, or government services so people could get free rides as some companies offer rides are better options. A computer driving a car has too many real world consequences that outweigh the convenience.

I hate banning technology and stifling innovation. Lets ban automobile self-driving technology, no one needs it and the inherent risks and ethical dilemmas are not worth it at all.

"How are communities going to grow if there isn’t at least some form of central management. Other than there being an underlying framework that connects the servers, they’re all just doing what they want."

No one has ever said the Fediverse will be as easily accessible as Reddit, I think it's pretty much impossible because of the lack of centralization. But in my opinion, this just doesn't matter. The only solution would be, as you said, would be some form of central management. It is impossible to have a platform which both fixes the issues Reddit has experienced indefinitely AND has central management. Any social platform which cedes some kind of control, or even just legitimacy, to a centralized source (regardless of how the implementation starts out), will eventually turn into another Reddit. (Assuming the growth is there).

From my point of view the only downside to how Lemmy operates vs. Reddit is the slight learning curve of understanding Federation. Once you understand the concept, your concerns about the platform "fizzling out" would be moot. If you understand Federation, how is it confusing that your different sports communities are in different instances? Each community is distinct in its values, rules, and moderators, they get to choose where to exist, and the alternative would be impossible without granting control to a single meta-instance.

"but it seems like it needs a ‘flagship’ server with a group of people maintaining it to set an example. Then other servers that cover more specific areas, such as sports, can be set up and potentially work closely with that flagship group."

I couldn't disagree more, and this is one of my main gripes with Mastodon. Over reliance on a flagship instance only serves to shoehorn people into Lemmy without actually understanding how the platform works. Take the top three English-speaking mastodon instances:

1. mastodon.social: 878k
2. mastodon.cloud: 229k
3. mastodon.online: 164k Source

mastodon.online was created by Mastodon as a secondary official instance, next to the original mastodon.social. When the Twitter influx happened, the vast majority of users signed up for mastodon.social because it was the "flagship instance". Not as many user's would have chosen mastodon.social if they actually understood how Federation worked, instead of just blindly signing up for the flagship instance.

Also, about communities about the same topic possible being fragmented across multiple instances is a pro of Lemmy, as long as we foster a culture of combining communities together who agree, while retaining the option to split off to another instance.

TLDR; Understanding how Federation works > Pandering to new users with a flagship instance

We need electric vehicles with the interiors and exteriors copied from consumer cars from the 90s.