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How do you older Lemmy users feel about the large influx of reddit users? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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A lot of questions on here are aimed at the reddit users experiences, but I've been wondering what the older users thought of his move. Are there any reddit cultures you are hoping do not come with the users? Are you confident or fearful of the growth coming from the reddit community? I'm curious how the reddit influx is changing these communities either for better or for worse.

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[–] vodnik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think most hackers, at least in the past, were anarcho-capitalists or crypto-anarchists.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I'd say most hackers were anarchic full-stop. Most probably without any analysis of economic systems, merely a distaste for rules or authority. It's intrinsic in the act of hacking.

There is certainly a huge influence from (socialist) anarchists, such as zine culture and other punk influence, and rejection of intellectual property (e.g. piracy). "Anarcho-capitalism", as far as I can interpret, is founded on a respect for property and non-aggression. Hacking is possibly the opposite.

Cyberpunk culture, especially historically but even today despite recuperation, is a direct critique of capitalism-without-government, or where the corporate has become the government, depicting it as a dystopia.