An open, friendly community to give and find support from others trying to control or stop drinking. A safe place to share experiences, ask for support, and just generally encourage each other in trying to quit. Everyone is welcome.
Why the split from .world? People are free to be on whatever instance they choose, of course.
This community (as a whole under the "stop drinking" banner) is not huge and probably wouldn't benefit from multiple communities at this time.
IMHO, a unified group is probably much easier for Lemmy newbies.
(If you would like to continue this discussion privately, we can. This is not an ideal forum for "Lemmy politics", me thinks.)
Why the split from .world?
The same reason that there's a Lemmy.ca in the first place, i.e. it's a community managed by Canadians, geared to Canadians. This is a resource for Canadians struggling with alcohol/quitting, although of course just like Lemmy.ca, everyone is welcome, from anywhere. Having this community here means that people who choose to spend their time on Lemmy in Lemmy.ca have a place to go to right here. Cheers!