nodsocket

https://lemmy.world/c/newcommunities Is probably a good start to advertise it initially.

Also be prepared to work on the community for a long time. Think of it like tending to a garden. Lemmy is still pretty new as a platform but it is obviously growing. Some niche topics are less popular and will take even more time to grow compared to other topics. If you're willing to continue posting and keep the community productive eventually more people are going to join.

What prompted this change in recent years?

Can't wait for the juicy posts

I think you hit the nail on the head there. In fact one of the biggest sources of economic value for networks like Lemmy and Reddit is the free labor people are willing to do out of passion for the community.

Fair enough

“I am sorry to say this, but please be mindful of wearing Reddit gear in public,” CEO Steve Huffman says in an internal memo. “Some folks are really upset, and we don’t want you to be the object of their frustrations.”

Lol

They only gave me a gumball, where can I speak to the manager?

Way to go Trudeau! You finally learned to code!

'Lemmy, what a great baby name. It's short for Lemming, which means "independent free thinker" but only on opposite day. What do you think, darling?'

Here's the good news: if you get to the company and it turns out you hate being there, you can always quit and go home. I'm not encouraging you to do this but it's true nonetheless. Besides, internships typically have expiration dates so you are going to have to decide what to do afterwards anyway.

When I graduated, I got into the trap of thinking that my job would be the rest of my life. The truth is that you will probably have a ton of jobs and there are constantly opportunities to change your path in life.

There is a mod log on Lemmy so you can see why people get banned.