Didn’t Facebook have something similar for a while? I’d bet it was only implemented because of Google Plus, and I’m pretty sure they scrapped it after the G+ sunset, but I’m almost certain it existed.

making Lemmy looking real nice

I just checked it out. It looks like new Reddit.

Redditors tend to be more technically inclined than Twitter users

This used to be true, but Reddit has been mainstream for years now. Today’s average Redditor is likely pretty similar to the average Twitter user.