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The content on all the communities seem different.

Why didn't the "copycats" get the "this community name has already been taken" message?

It was bad enough at The Other Place finding one overlooked sub about one of your interests.

Now you have to find every single community in every single instance if you hope to talk about your topic?

I mean, look at this:

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

the whole fediverse requires a more effort on your part than reddit ever did. i hate reddit now and left permanently, but i know that the fediverse will never be able to replace reddit and reddit will continue to flourish.

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

FB and Twitter were flourishing for over a decade with me never being a part of it. I'm okay with Reddit flourishing without me, I'm happy where I am right now.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i wish i could say the same about being happy here; i find myself missing the subs i use to visit and it's only after moving away from reddit have i started to realize how ultra niche those subs are.

however i've been wanting to spend less time with a screen in my face and the recent reddit assholery coupled w the lack of content from the fediverse is going to force me to make that change in my life and i see it as a good thing.

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

I still go back and forth. I use Red Reader, a third party app that still works. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, especially if there are niche communities that are really important to you.

Honestly though, every day the content on Reddit gets worse and more repetitive and the general atmosphere gets more sour. We'll see how things pan out, but imo the vibe on Lemmy is more pleasant atm.

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

i think i'm lucky in that all of my niche subs were porn adjacent, so i need them like i need another hole in my head.

still, i find myself visiting reddit too, but without the ability to log in to limit my interaction with them.

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

I miss some niche subreddits but in general I appreciate the digital detox it forced upon me. I can live without these niche communities. It's not like they provided me with much more than fun trivia or memes on topics I already dabble in either way.

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

the content from those niche subs is next to impossible to find on my own so i don't get to dabble anymore; but i saw losing it as a digital detox too.

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

100% this

I don’t want to have to curate every part of my feed. I find myself missing r/All constantly while browsing the local pages.

There’s too many responsibilities on the user, which for some people is a huge plus, but for the average consumer is a huge drawback stopping them from joining a new platform.