Agreed, Lemmy feels like “the old net” in the most refreshing way possible. I haven’t touched Reddit in over half a year and I feel better off for it. Feels like I can actually be myself here instead of trying to walk on eggshells to be part of the hivemind.
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tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 month agoJust let things die is my opinion. It’s much nicer here.
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
spookex@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Opposite for me, this place is way more left-leaning and if I comment like I used to on Reddit, the comments easily end up in double-digit negatives
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Join a Lemmy instance without downvotes. You can’t be hurt by downvotes if you never see them!
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 month ago
But you can get banned and removed a lot
crossmr@kbin.social 1 month ago
The best part is the mods who don't remove posts where people celebrate someone being killed, or suggest someone be killed because they disagree with them. The unfiltered bigotry is really the second best part of the fediverse /s
MxM111@kbin.social 1 month ago
Just imagine if all Reddit moves here if it dies.
tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Lemmy 2
jeffw@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Nicer in many ways but also less active. I find myself posting a shit ton more just to make the activity I want to see. I made probably less than 50 posts on Reddit in my 11ish years before I left. Now I make that many every 48 hours
dugmeup@lemmy.world 1 month ago
We appreciate your contributions :)
jeffw@lemmy.world 1 month ago
❤️
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Same.
I’m not a huge fan of lemmy, but I do like it better than what Reddit has become. If I had to pick today’s lemmy or Reddit from 5-ish years ago, I’d go with Reddit every time. But that’s not the options in front of me, so I stick with lemmy.
jmp242@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Yea, I just wish more niche communities would come to Lemmy, but most of the interesting ones are actively not tech savvy en mass, and so are lucky to figure out reddit I guess. Or Discord maybe, which sucks as a reddit replacement.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Yeah, Discord is the worst for something where history is useful. It’s pretty decent for chat though, but that’s about it.
Jordan117@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lemmy might be less active but doesn’t make you feel like every contribution is rewarding someone who actively insulted and disrespected you and ruined something you used to enjoy. Big plus.
cobysev@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I actually prefer Lemmy because it’s less active. I browse Lemmy’s version of r/All and I have more than enough content to keep me entertained for hours. Plus, when I find a popular thread, I can actually contribute to it and my comments aren’t buried under 10K other comments within a few hours. I feel like I can actually communicate with the community here, instead of shouting into the void like on Reddit.
InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Yup. On reddit, if you stumbled on a 13 hours old thread, commenting was just sending a bottle in the void.
WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 1 month ago
I think I had someone ask why I was necroing something because I had responded to something that had been posted earlier that or the night before. Maybe it was older than 24 hours, but regardless it was a weird experience.
tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Yeah, but I know your username. Because you’re the person posting all that stuff I read. So, thanks ;)
jeffw@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m famous!
zer0squar3d@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Seriously, you are lol.
jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
you da real mvp
ripcord@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Thank you for being you :)