DeadNinja@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoAs we witness the recent mass exodus from Reddit to Lemmy - Whoever named this Platform after Lemmings, must have had a freaking good foresight.message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down110
arrow-up1275arrow-down1message-squareAs we witness the recent mass exodus from Reddit to Lemmy - Whoever named this Platform after Lemmings, must have had a freaking good foresight.DeadNinja@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareHugucinogens@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up69arrow-down1·1 year agoHuh? Why, what is so special about Lemmings that— Wikipedia: In popular culture, a longstanding myth holds that they exhibit herd mentality and jump off cliffs, committing mass suicide. Huh.
minus-squarelechatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up59·1 year agoDisney killed a bunch of them to help perpetuate the myth. and further that the same small group of lemmings was transported to the location, jostled on turntables, and repeatedly shoved off a cliff to imply mass suicide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wilderness_(film)
Huh? Why, what is so special about Lemmings that—
Wikipedia: In popular culture, a longstanding myth holds that they exhibit herd mentality and jump off cliffs, committing mass suicide.
Huh.
Disney killed a bunch of them to help perpetuate the myth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wilderness_(film)
Wtf… why?
Because Disney.