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Redditors, how do you like Lemmy? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I run a few groups, like @[email protected], mostly on Friendica. It's okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has.

Currently, I'm testing jerboa, which is an Android client for Lemmy. It's in alpha, has a few hiccups, but it's coming along nicely.

Personally, I hope the #RedditMigration spurs adoption of more Fediverse server software. And I hope Mastodon users continue to interact with Lemmy and Kbin.

All that said, as a mod of a Reddit community (r/Sizz) I somewhat regret giving Reddit all that content. They have nerve charging so much for API access!

Hopefully, we can build a better version of social media that focuses on protocols, not platforms.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I love the concept of decentralization. Feels more like the internet of old.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This is also something I really like. Dedicated forums for different topics, but this time they're accessible through a single interface and you can communicate across forums.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Exactly! I used to think of reddit like that, until it became something...different. I've found myself going back to old forums instead of reddit lately.

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

This is what I’m most excited about. I’m much younger so didn’t get to experience it like it was back in the day, but I heavily admire how decentralized things used to be where we didn’t have Silicon Valley running the internet. The hard part is I don’t see the masses moving over. But those who do will get a more community centric experience would be my guess rather than feeling like you’re another user in a sea of people

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

The masses were not in the old internet either. And it was a very cool space.

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

That’s true! And maybe that’s what allows for the return of those times!