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I run a few groups, like @[email protected], mostly on Friendica. It's okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has.

Currently, I'm testing jerboa, which is an Android client for Lemmy. It's in alpha, has a few hiccups, but it's coming along nicely.

Personally, I hope the #RedditMigration spurs adoption of more Fediverse server software. And I hope Mastodon users continue to interact with Lemmy and Kbin.

All that said, as a mod of a Reddit community (r/Sizz) I somewhat regret giving Reddit all that content. They have nerve charging so much for API access!

Hopefully, we can build a better version of social media that focuses on protocols, not platforms.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not a fan of the UI, but I love the community here! It's the best parts of Reddit combined with the best parts of Fedi.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm very impressed. It just needs more 3rd party apps!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

My overall journey was the GameFAQS message boards -> Digg -> Reddit (via RIF) -> Lemmy

Lemmy has filled my content aggregation desires while boycotting Reddit. Overall, I could see being here to stay

I'm still having minor issues, but they aren't deal breakers. Like, I've had issues with my up votes not saving (press it, turns blue, wait a second, then it changes back), so I need to press it multiple times before it saves. On the whole, these errors will be resolved with time, so it doesn't bother me much

Main issue I'm trying to figure out now is: how to use federated users for other Lemmy instances. If I'm using the website for beehaw, then go to another instance, it appears I need to sign in, but I can't see how to use my beehaw account. I started using Jerboa and it seems to handle it, but the comments I'm making don't show up (when I checked in a browser), so it might be in the UI only, or I'm missing something

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The entire concept of federated users feels counter-intuitive and off-putting. I'm trying to see if I can get this to grow on me.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm enjoying the process of figuring it out. I think I have a basic understanding, but I'm still having a bit of difficulty finding slightly more niche things I'm interested in. I have no regrets deleting my Reddit account, but I will miss certain subreddits.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's cool, but the community needs to grow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So far, I'm loving it. I'm using Jerboa (android client for Lemmy), which is working nicely.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Feels like home, it's been easy to use, albeit with some hiccups in terms of searching and subscribing to communities on different servers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I actually just joined today and this is my second ever comment. It wasn't too hard to get setup, given I hadn't been on any fediverse until now. I have to say I like how well the instances link together too, at least from what I have seen so far.

I am using Jerboa at the moment and while it is kind of basic it seems faster compared to Reddit Sync or the official reddit app. This is a very good sign as I have had issues with both offical reddit and sync in the past including a fair amount of crashes. I might have to look for a desktop app soon and at some other fediverse types (don't know the terminology), I know there is one for videos for instance.

I am kind of interested to see an instance like this. I am a member of r/Autism_Pride and some similar subreddits so this seems like somewhere I could spend some time.

p.s. Is there any drug or harm reduction communities I should now about? How about fountain pens or baking bread? Random I know but thought it was worth an ask.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

it's not as bad as mastodon, not perfect, but workable

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The relative difficulty to sign up will be a deterrent to most people. Every other social network has you up in seconds. This needs to be streamlined.

I'm missing some o the features, hoping they will come in time.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm starting to learn how it works and it's been a fun adventure so far! I really dig the community feeling. Everyone seems so chill and supportive, it's exactly what I was looking for. I can't wait for kbin to be fully federated. I'm really happy here

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I was using Boost for Reddit but with it's eminent death I came to Jeroba for Lemmy. Pretty close to my boost experience! very easy to adapt and made the whole "servers" thing that I didn't really like a lot easier. Now I'm following a lot of comunities in different servers and can see them all. Perfection

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

He was the best frontman motörhead ever had

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Its great. It has minimalistic ui which is verry readable and its easy to find different options and buttons. I like it much better than reddit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I like it, but to me, it just needs more people, more communities, more life! Hopefully people keep migrating from Reddit to Lemmy.

How beautiful would it be, to have an open source federated system be one of the leading internet communities.

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