Can someone TL;DR the beans? I slept last night and woke up to Lemmy just being beans… wtf.
There was a post about a can of beans yesterday… literally just that. “Here’s a can of beans”… since then, the beans have taken over 😅
I think the point of this shower thought is a good one though: despite not being centralized, the beans still spread in a very reddit-like fashion…
This is great! This is the kind of wacky behavior that generates personality, community, media coverage, interest and curiosity, As ironic as it is, I think this is a milestone for the fediverse.
It’s also the beginnings of a collective conscious which means the fediverse is inching towards a critical mass of some sort.
I’m pretty sure Reddit back in its frontier days had several wacky trends take over.
Just my opinion but I’m loving it and I think it’s a good thing,
It’s a great indication when a social network gets large enough to meme. That’s why people care and are actively making original content for a change. It’s a great sign!
I can’t upvote your shit. Server too overloaded. Another great sign.
Here’s an up arrow to show my support.
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TL;DR Mr. Bean fought spez in a 1vs1 cage fight so now bean is the new hero.
Did Musk and Zuckerberg do their thing already, or is that still on?
Yes they had their coming out and adopted their first child together. It’s called X Æ A-12
I’ve seen nothing about beans what’s wrong with me
Oh sweet child… you’re missing out. The beans got me.
As soon as I posted that comment all the bean posts started appearing.
They’re listening.
It’s the algorithm!
Also a demonstration of the true backbone of social media: shitposters.
Unironically. Just look how shitposting pretty much keeps Tumblr alive these days
I’m on these platforms for the shitposts.
The cool/relevant/newsworthy information is just a handy little side bonus.
Memes spreading like some kind of bean virus!
Ideas can be shared over the internets
Wait so when this happens on normal sites is it an example of how effective non-federated sites are? This happened on Reddit, Digg, Something Awful…
i dont get it, how is it effective 🤔 🤔
I think what they mean is the idea spread across instances without lag or other issues.
ohhh could be it then, i’m still new to federation
Yeah what they mean is that even though the Fediverse is a web of instances, which operate independently, this bean craze still spread just like it would on a single site. Just emphasises the cohesiveness of the Fediverse
