All of these, pretty much like the pre-2015 Reddit.

1. Shitposting and nonsense
2. Linux and other tech news/info
3. News and commentary from normal people

I feel like Reddit was a fantastic DIY resource. Whenever I needed an answer to a specific problem, someone years ago would have asked that specific question. I'm hoping Lemmy becomes such a useful resource one day!

A superficially meaningful escape from reality that doesn’t involve drinking to excess ~~___~~

Be able to expand more about the web and networks from here. I did that on Reddit as a jump off point.

Megathreads about exactly which entry in a video game series is the slightly better one to get into

It's been mentioned, but product recommendations from real consumers that weren't listicles of Amazon affiliate links primed for SEO.

I liked the positivity of the community for the most part. Reddit, to my mind, was the only largely non toxic form of social media and that will be hard to replace though I’m liking Lemmy so far.

I always liked getting into micro communities and hearing how they talked about their worlds. That might include life in obscure (relative to me) places around the world, getting into the weeds of various occupations I’ll never work in or learning about the fine details of hobbies I’ll never have. Real people having good faith conversations about highly specific things relevant to them.