Lemming Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
www.dictionary.com
Lemming definition, any of various small, mouselike rodents of several genera including Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, as L. lemmus, of Norway, Sweden, etc., noted for periodic mass migrations that sometimes involve crossing bodies of water. Incidental drownings that have occurred during such passage gave rise to the myth of mass suicides among supposedly frenzied lemmings jumping from cliffs into the sea. See more.

«A person who follows the will of others, especially in a mass movement, and heads straight into a situation or circumstance that is dangerous, stupid, or destructive.»

So i guess we are in the midst of a lemmingrun right now!

  • spaduf@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    I honestly don’t think this platform specific language needs to stick around. I really think a lot of that originated as marketing and has always felt somewhat unnatural to me. Particularly because the threadiverse/fediverse is made up of many interconnecting platforms it’s pretty clear that these terms will cause more friction than anything else.

    This is also why I prefer lemmy’s communities to kbin’s magazines. Communities feels more like a universal description while magazines feels like platform specific language.

    • CarrierLost@lemmy.oneEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      This is it, imo. Especially because mastodon and kbin federate as well, trying to make an identity out of “lemmy” doesn’t really work.