I feel like it would be an interesting learning tool cuz I learn a ton on here and it gets me writing without anyone having to hold a gun to my head. I mean like even essay-length or at least essay-worthy treatments of things I respond to in longer-form, and even for the shorter-form stuff

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      Lemmy is, at it’s core just light forum software, the only difference (other than it being bolted onto ActivityPub) is that it is lacking in features, some of which would be key to creating a safe online environment for school kids (in this case a full suite of moderation tools).

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        The dialectical format/facillitation is the most important part in my view. Like being able to interrogate and cross-examine everything and having lots of nesting levels is a profound thing

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            I sort of agree but I also don’t think platforms like FB etc really lend well to the dialectical format for some reason. Like, I would never try to have a serious discussion there, not to mention all the niceties with Lemmy like markdown, links, nesting levels