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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey! I'm keeping this as it's targeted at new users from Reddit. However, in future please find another community to post this on, because it is not related to the lemmy.world instance specifically.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That is correct

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Sir yes sir!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ngl, us r/efugees are not happy with things over there.

As much as I'm coming to enjoy this, it still isn't what reddit was, nor is the app experience anything close to as feature rich. But, I'm finding other benefits here that are, and never were, possible at reddit, so it's still a good thing :)

Reddit is proof that no publicly traded company, nor any that intends to be, can be trusted with anything. Not use that was ever in doubt, but reddit has shown it in such a glaring, grotesque way that it's the poster child for how shitty corporate thought is.

I dunno. I was enjoying things. I had started moderating two subs I deeply cared about, with one having a strong sense of community building. There's an emotional response to the loss of that. But I'll be damned if I'm going to put in the work, put in the passion, when it's shit on by the very company that profits from my free labor. fuck spez, fuck reddit

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

God dam right friend.

The best parts of reddit were the communities of people dedicated to the topics under each sub.

Reddit CEOs didn't create that. It was and has always been regular users and hardworking Mods that brought us what we loved about reddit. If reddit isn't going to protect those people, fuck em.

I'm signing off of reddit with the black out. There will probably be a long time before something replaces it. But I'm a long for the ride.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I mean it seems so obvious in retrospect I suppose. I hope we're looking a the start of a real renascence for the internet, away from corporate overlords.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Seems sluggish, rough, and low population, but fuck spez so I'll give this an honest chance.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The whole lemmy concept mixed with the current situation feels far more like you are part of a real community. Kinda like in old internet days. I will even break out of my reddit lurker days and try to contribute here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah it feels a lot more like an old school forum.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

So glad to leave that dumpster fire of a website

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks, where's the coffee machine, please?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

looking good, already feels better

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

So far it’s been good. There is a bit of a learning curve, setting up on mobile devices was a little challenging. Seems to be working well now. This thread has been really helpful for me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I'm a slashdot refugee who just had a 16 year stopover on reddit :)

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

OMG! Slashdot… now that is a name I haven’t heard in a long time.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We've had to go backwards to go forward and I'm all for it.

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

It's like we've just escaped an abusive partner and now starting from zero!

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

Honestly I don't see it as going backwards but unfamiliar. I was reluctant to switch to this style because I didn't understand it and ended up on mastodon a few years ago into some terrifyingly hostile racist/bogoted/sexist communities. Maybe I did something wrong and ended up in a bad part of town but I ended up deleting the app I was using. So far the experience on lemmy is so much more pleasant lol...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Loving it - federation is great, hardly ever even know which instance I'm interacting with from kbin, which is a good thing as it means the federation is working and mostly seamless. Can't wait for some apps to come out and streamline the experience, hopefully some more people will start coming here to populate a lot of the communities that I'd like to participate or lurk in. Right now there's a lot of... uh... shouting into the void trying to fill the space. I'm posting way more than I ever did on reddit just because like... somebody has to do it, right?

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

I'm excited to be a part of something new

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well lets see, my self promo spam to begin :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OHEFg9GbBA

edit: also fuck spez

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I just spent a little time today creating my Lemmy.world account and trying to find equivalents of my favorite subs from Reddit. I really question whether Reddit will survive the uprising that has spawned. I think the IPO is going to go very poorly, then Reddit will turn into some commercial mess. This is my first Lemmy post, BTW!

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

Just joined a bit, too. Looks great so far. It reminds me of that wild west frontier feeling like when a bunch of us migrated from Digg to Reddit. We're building another new community.

... With blackjack! And hookers!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you Decoy Bender or just Bender?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Just a decoy, I'm afraid. Shut up baby, I know it!

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

Hell yeah take my money!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’ve lamented the loss of what I called β€œold internet energy” β€” the feeling of a largely-nerdy community forming around something new. I felt it on early Digg and on Reddit for a good while, until the last 7-10 years or so after mainstream users started pouring in. I feel that here again. β€˜Tis nice.

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

@immadeofgold

This is a very different experience! I'm currently posting from a Mastodon server to a Lemmy server. I'm excited to see how a federated web can serve creators and users alike.

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

It seems intuitive coming from Reddit. I’m excited to explore all the communities and see what’s going on

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

Happy to be here, also sad to be here.

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

I kinda like it actually. A cross between discord and reddit or smth. I'm only 1 hr old so I'm gonna withhold judgment for when I get more accustomed to the ui.

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

It's ugly, not intuitive, feels way more complicated than necessary for a social site and the name is kind of dumb.

I'm 100% on board because screw Reddit and fuck u/spez.

I hope I can learn the ropes and help this place grow into something better.

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

If you're on Android get Jerboa for Lemmy. It's still in alpha but its still much better than browsing with the website imo, at least in terms of ugliness

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

I just discovered Jerboa. It's at least serviceable.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Honestly when i started with reddit it was very confusing. Specially the concept of karma. Now it is time to learn something fresh and new!

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

A bit confusing, but I'm really excited about this. I hope the 'choose server' part when you sign up gets streamlined a bit. It's very confusing for new people. My first post on Lemmy by the way!

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

I am here on mobile using Mlem. Mlem has an interface superficially like Apollo, but it doesn't have nearly the polish and features, like swiping posts to the side to up/downvote. I didn't realize (until I lost it) how much that single capability improved QoL. Until an app comes along with better UX and QoL, I probably won't stay. (I don't doomscroll on my computer either).

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

I just tried out mobile browser. It works great on iOS Firefox. It’s good enough as a stopgap until someone makes a better mobile app.

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

I'm finding it hard to get rid of the "Open Reddit"'s muscle memory

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

That was easy for me. Apollo was Reddit for me. I deleted my account, removed that app, and now the barrier to entry of reaching Reddit would be going to the mobile site, so… I’d rather have all my teeth pulled with a rusty pair of pliers. Addition cured.

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

Hi there! I'm having trouble uploading pictures, but other than that, it's nice

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

Excited about the possibilities of the fediverse!

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