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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago

Ranked threaded discussion, obviously.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A modern replacement for reading random bathroom labels while I'm on the john.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Sodium laureth sulfate hmm, Sodium lauryl sulfate

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

To talk to random internet strangers. Discuss life, computer issues, politics and whatnot. Sometimes I learn something. Sometimes I ask random questions that I didn't find anwers to. Sometimes I just spend my downtime scrolling through posts.

What do you use it for?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Doomscrolling

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

How I used Reddit when it was on my phone. It is more rewarding than Twitter like things, which feel like yelling into the void.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Posting pictures of the cute bugs in my garden. Enjoying the company and discussion of other Trek fans. Etc.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I like the federation for interacting with people in a way that’s similar to previous social media sites, but without the bloat and advertising.

It’s also nice to not have to deal with the extreme political rhetoric unless I specifically look for it, such as HexBear or .ML instances.

My mastodon is mostly queer/alternative folk and I share my music and exploits online diary style.

Lemmy is mostly how I used Reddit, but I’m less of a lurker here.

Maker tube (Peertube) is cool because I can watch, make, or share videos like YouTube used to be before the commercialization.

TanukiTunes (FunkWhale) is awesome because I can upload my own music or listen to music without having to fork over data, and I can donate/purchase music directly through the profile’s preferred method instead of Spotify hellscape.

I’ll eventually get a Pixelfed for my photography exploits. I occasionally use Mastodon to share cool pics I find.

All in all, Federation is my net home. Love it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Memes, cat pics, and sharing Taskmaster videos.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Entertainment, and occasionally interaction

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Sharing of information. However, there's not many easy places for that nowadays without the risk of too much censorship. I just want to see all opinions, even the bad ones. I don't want somebody else to decide what the bad ones are for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Reading about the world beyond my immediate area which is really lacking in interesting things

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Apparently it's just a tool to talk about Linux for me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

To take breaks from work stuff I come over just to see what's going on.