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[โ€“] [email protected] 226 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think the answers you will get from users who are on lemmy will tend to be positive ๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] [email protected] 147 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Our voluntary survey shows that 95% of people who participated in it don't mind participating in surveys.

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't know sir or madam; my wife will suggest food she doesn't want for dinner.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

When my wife asks me what I want for dinner, my mind doesn't go to what I want to eat, it goes to what I'm willing to cook.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

The other 5% were furious

[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's kind of a dumb question. Everyone who doesn't like it just leaves immediately. That's like going to a Detroit Red WIngs game and asking the crowd who their favorite hockey team in the state is.

[โ€“] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

"Dumb" is too strong a word for the way the questions were worded. I know some users here are on Tildes as well, or Squabble (idk if that's how you spell it). Doesn't mean lemmy is THE alternative - just one of many minor ones. Also, being on lemmy doesn't mean you're not thinking of moving away specially with Meta's arrival.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Meta is a twitter replacement not reddit if I went over there I wouldn't leave lemmy

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok, I guess I could see that. I've just not felt the need to use other link aggregators, but Mastodon and Pixelfed have been a cool experience for me so far.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm looking for Reddit alternatives and so far Lemmy does a fairly decent job.

I'm hoping to recapture the old Reddit feel where there was enough content but not so many users where everything just turned into drama or a flame war in the comment section. So far Lemmy seems fairly slow with content but that's probably a good thing for me, I shouldn't be using this stuff to fill my time as much.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The changes in the sorting method has helped, but I agree. I am not sure if it's a sorting issue or content issue. However, I have blocked like 6 meme shitposting comms, because it was annoying as shit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm still getting a feel for how all of this works together, so I haven't bothered blocking any communities yet. Were you just seeing those while browsing Local/All? I tend to stick to Subscribed unless I'm going adventuring for new stuff.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I browse Subs and then when that is all old posts I'll hit All.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have blocked like 6 meme shitposting comms, because it was annoying as shit

I feel your pain. lmao. I haven't blocked any, though. But during the beans shitposting period I almost blocked a few.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I guess yes, it can be kind of biased indeed ^^ but interesting to hear your opinions anyway

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

while it's a nice echo chamber, its still and echo chamber lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yah unfortunately it feels like its even more of one than reddit is/was

But I still plan on sticking it out here since reddit was kinda an addiction of mine that I'm glad to have broken