Why do we call ourselves lemmings when lemmons is such a better name?

I have yet to call myself a lemming as a lemmy user, but I have no objection. It's kind of satirical and amusing because in the USA when you call someone a lemming, it means they're part of the normie crowd, i.e. going to the public pool with all the lemmings or going to the lake on labor day with all the lemmings. We're doing the opposite here. We are definitely not the lemmings, they're on corporate social media.