They didn't have any interest in becoming a Reddit alternative, at least not for the vast majority of Reddit content like memes and puppy pictures. I think the entire place is text only, which does tend to foster more thoughtful commentary.

I can't log into my account on lemmy.world, but I guess this is what they mean by federation and different instances continuing to work.

Great name!

I thought I was the only one fascinated by the Bonneville flood. What a scene that must've been.

There are a lot of TV writers that come out of Harvard. It's not as unique as the image makes it seem to have Harvard alum in the writer’s room.