Aside from any stigma, some people just don’t use them. Some don’t understand how they work, sometimes people forget.

Hashtags have value, but to make them essential instead of optional is a bad choice.

Watching Mastodon-stans defend the lack of search is like watching a cult-member explain an insane belief.

So far, Lemmy feels like the least cultish corner of the fediverse. That might be due t it’s external focus.