Lemmy feels less anonymous than Reddit, because there are less users and its easier to be remembered. Similar to a small town where everyone knows each other.

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• OmegaLemmy@discuss.online ⁨9⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  I remember you.

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  • throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    How, this account is so fresh.

    I guess I already commented too much 🤷‍♂️

    (I have no life, send help)

    Need some grass-touching

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• Adderbox76@lemmy.ca ⁨40⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  Can I be the guy that’s known around town for pointing out that in the given context, it’s actually “fewer users”

  And yeah yeah, I know about evolution of language and common usage, and all that crap. But it really does just boil down to the fact that fewer sounds more elegant when the object is plural. ie: “There are usually fewer unexpected costs associated with new home ownership”, vs “There is usually less unexpected cost associated with new home ownership” (Both are correct in their given context)

  It’s about how language rolls off the tongue. If we lose that we might as well grunt at each other draw pictographs with our own feces.

  /end of rant.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨32⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  I also like that Lemmy has a displayname field separate from the username and it allows you to make it cooler than just boring plain text. 😏

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• mlg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Some people actually use the tag feature so that they remember users when they see them again lol

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• match@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  who the fuck are you

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  • throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yea I made a throwaway so nobody can recognize me.

    Try doxxing me now 😉

    (But seriously tho, there were weirdos that follow you around and mass dovote 🤷‍♂️)

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    • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨35⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Not just that, but they also use those tagging extensions in case they have an opportunity to bring up some shit from the past because they have nothing better to do than to keep tabs on everyone like it matters. Very normal and stable people.

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• Regna@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you sweet summer child.

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• Kertyna@feddit.nl ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you umami monsoon adolescent.

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨7⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Savory autumn fetus?

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• tetris11@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you sour winter man.

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• rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you bitter elder of autumn.

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• brown567@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Less anonymous, but more effectively pseudonymous =)

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• tamiya_tt02@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you salty spring chicken

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• paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Voyager enhances his effect by counting your votes on individuals. You start seeing people with big numbers on some people.

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  • henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I use Voyager but I don’t see this. Is it a feature I have to turn on?

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    • paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      You can find it in the User Tags section in the prefs. If you don’t see it, your voyager might be really out of date.

      You have a [+3] for me!

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    • belluck@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      It’s on by default. The number should appear ne t to the username once you’ve liked o

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• bluesheep@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you throwaway account nr 0430.

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• Syd@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you savory smarch centenarian…

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• OrteilGenou@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you maple syrup monsoon

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• Peppycito@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you farm fresh egg.

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• fujiwood@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you lime and pepper avocado.

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• toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  that’s why i like it. on reddit, i’m just some other idiot smartass. on lemmy, i’m THAT idiot smartass. i’ve also done a great job convincing people i live in canada, while all the while i’m up here chilling in canada. fools, the lot of you.

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  • Uli@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Guys, I’m beginning to suspect this guy might live in canada.

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    • toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      i just reported you for doxxing lmao

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  • BossDj@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    God, you always say that.

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    • toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      yeah, i know. but did i mention i live in canada?

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• 4grams@awful.systems ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I call that a feature.

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  • Spacehooks@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Sometimes it is nice to know oh that person is a jerk or that person is The PUG!

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• Auntievenim@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Thats exactly why I am using lemmy exclusively for brand awareness

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• SuDmit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you fewer less users

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• BlackPenguins@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You look at usernames? I’ve never done that here or on Reddit.

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  • Saleh@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Even without usernames. There is some people i recognize by topic, opinion and the way they express themselves.

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  • 0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    it’s difficult to not notice kolanaki

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    • Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Blaze is also omnipresent.

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    • Supervisor194@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Never seen that one, but stamets oh boy.

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  • throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Doesn’t help that its the same font size as the comments. Also profile pics, most on reddit don’t use profile pics.

    And also special fonts that sometimes make it stand out, bigger, and different color.

    Like the yittit user @Kolanaki@yiffit.net (I think they moved to another instance after yiffit shut down?)

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  • hightrix@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is the way.

    On reddit, I use RES to hide user names.

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• LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you MSG’d bouillon hatchling

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• Hadriscus@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh, you sfoogly cucklebog

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• umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  a bit more personal and warm, its nice.

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  • OmegaLemmy@discuss.online ⁨8⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    I think I remember you. But the dash at the end is throwing me off

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• brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Certain subreddits used to be like this.

  But all my favorites have taken one of two paths:

  • Get algorithmically deprioritized (due to a “bug” as an admin told a mod), and hemorrhage users. The collective ‘intelligence’ of the sub in particular drains; interesting intellectual discussions are gone. One such example: /r/localllama

  • The sub gets huge. Bots repost memes as attention farms. It doesn’t feel like a small town anymore. Deeper discussions drain away in favor of shallow repetition of the same things over and over again. One example of this for me is /r/thelastairbender.

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• MissJinx@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Os it? I don’t remeber a single user lol

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  • throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Flying Squid (what happened to that user btw)
    The Picard Maneuver
    Kolanki @ yiffit cm0002 PugJesus ClinicallyDepressesPoochie

    And a lot more I can’t name, but I instantly recognize.

    And there are also some infamous users that I will instantly recognize as trolls, but I’m not gonna turn this thread into negativity.

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    • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨39⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Flying Squid

      He left Lemmy for good when he got into an argument with someone on Discord or something like that about the 'verse. Tbf, he was as much of an ass as he was cool. He’d just go off on people without really understanding what they meant even if his heart was in the right place.

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    • einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      oh there are parts of the cluster again

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  • Monstrosity@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What!? I take that personally. I’m, like, super memorable!

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• HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Who needs anonymity? I put my real name, address, social security number, and agenda in my profile. Ha ha. you see no agenda because im just a typical earth man with no agenda of course. lol.

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• webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  My, oh societal anachronism.

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  • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Aren’t you the one who knows cool animal facts?

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• dxc@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Jokes on you. Post less, remember less.

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