DandomRude@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoWhy is Lemmy so US-centric? The largest instances are in Europe, aren't they? So why does it have to be US news trolling as if it were Reddit?message-squaremessage-square225linkfedilinkarrow-up1387
arrow-up1387message-squareWhy is Lemmy so US-centric? The largest instances are in Europe, aren't they? So why does it have to be US news trolling as if it were Reddit?DandomRude@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square225linkfedilink
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·21 days agoAnd I’m sure that Mandarin Internet media sites are very Sinocentric.
minus-squareSemjaza@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·21 days agoEnglish is a first language in more countries than Mandarin is, though. Do wish Yanks would recognise the world as bigger than themselves, the PRC and the USA are shockingly similar.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoIf you compare English as a first language, the USA is still over a majority. There is a reason why most other English-speaking nations have some subsidy for local media.
And I’m sure that Mandarin Internet media sites are very Sinocentric.
English is a first language in more countries than Mandarin is, though.
Do wish Yanks would recognise the world as bigger than themselves, the PRC and the USA are shockingly similar.
If you compare English as a first language, the USA is still over a majority. There is a reason why most other English-speaking nations have some subsidy for local media.