I just like Lemmy more. No NFTs, or Karma meaning anything. It feels like it was plucked from an older time.
this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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For someone saying karma doesn't mean anything you're sure farming lots of it! Making good comments and shit worthy of upvotes! You're quite a terrible hypocrite!
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I came voluntarily after the third party app debacle. I never even used a third party app, it had just gotten so ridiculous that when moderators were putting together a blackout in protest, I made the decision that's when I was leaving and never returning, so that's what I did.
I used Redd is Fun for years, even paid for the ad free version. Moved to Boost as the API debacle as the wave slowly started killing aps. Tried the official app for 2.5 seconds & hated it.
Moved to Lemmy & been loving it since.
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Same, I didn't have a 3rd party app either. When it was super apparent that it was mostly bots, I used the exit of so many people to add to it. It was the best move I could have made.
Well, disruption can create growth or stagnation. I guess it's up to us to decide which path we'll walk. I'm glad to share this one with good people such as yourself, for as long as it lasts. We may not always agree, we may accidentally trigger each other, but as long as it's accidental (and I guess that's where we walk by faith, not being in each others ' heads to know for sure), and we choose to examine and heal the wound that was poked, then we're each others ' students, teachers, and wounded healers. It takes comraderie to learn and grow together, and I'm so *glad we are doing just that!
Adding to say I have the same experience. Not banned, never used a TPA, but downloaded RIF Is Fun when people were writing up a storm just to see what was even going on. When the blackouts happened, I saw the more and more unhinged shit the Reddit administration was doing to stifle the protests and decided to make my blackout permanent from then onward. My exposure to the Fediverse has entirely changed how I interact with megacorps and software now. If it's not FOSS or DRM free stuff on my device, I don't want anything to do with it. Obviously getting to 100% on that is a very tall order, but I've been making a lot of headway since 2023.
Even in spite of the vast disparity in quantity of content, I would vastly prefer Lemmy to current Reddit without contest. Even aside from the massive brain drain the blackout had, and all the ad related enshittification, imagine being punished for even upvoting awesome things like Luigi Mangione? Now instead of the countless years I spent leaving my art and constant comments to boost some boneheaded corporation, I can post them here and be involved with a movement controlled by individuals. A movement made for and funded by each other, instead of lining greedy pockets.
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Nope, not banned, chose to leave. Realized most of my anxiety and fear were due to Reddit's algorithm amping up my issues.
Was banned from a couple of subs for promoting Lemmy though.
it doesnt get talked about enough how bad reddit is for your mental health, glad you got out π
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I just joined Lemmy today. I found out about it through a piracy site of all things. If it were viable I would replace everything in my life with open-source alternatives. I'm tired of companies getting greedy and ruining the things I love.
Welcome to Lemmy! Just by being here youβre about to find out (whether you like it or not!) just how viable it is to replace (almost) everything in your life with open source alternatives, itβs just seems to be part of the (awesome) culture around here. Enjoy!
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Reddit is banned from me.
I'LL START MY OWN REDDIT!
WITH HOOKERS AND BLACKJACK!
Lemmynsfw has a few sex workers, some of whom might not mind being called hookers I suppose. I'm not sure what community has blackjack.
Edit: Yes, I'm aware that it's a Futurama quote.
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I jumped off voluntarily a little over a year ago when spez didn't like third party apps anymore and reddit went public.
Edit: damn it's almost been 2 years on lemmy. What a fucking ride
Edit: I can't believe cm0002 copied your exact same post
It's not a matter of liking more, reddit was dead for me when they fucked their api. Lemmy still needs content, but the ux is wastly superior
One word - Apollo. Reddit killed it, and I left and came to Lemmy. Much happier here with more authentic engagement, and Voyager gets the job done.
I canβt say I never go back over there, but itβs almost always for live sports threads. Those just havenβt caught on yet here, though it slowly seems to be happening.
Iβm permanently IP banned from Reddit. During the time when they forced everyone off of third party apps, I posted multiple times in relevant discussions about Lemmy and other Fediverse alternatives. One morning when I logged in my account had a message from Reddit admins that my account and IP address was banned and that any future accounts created would be circumventing the ban and would also be banned.
More reason to leave that site anyway.
I switched during the API fiasco. Most of my browsing is from mobile and I refused to use the crappy official app. Content had been declining in quality anyway, so I didn't feel that strongly about it.
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I left with the API issues. As far as I know my account is still in good standing.
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I left after they banned third party apps. During me testing third party apps for the first time, i have found out that reddit was getting rid of them. I didnt want to use a platform owned by a company that was willing to make these kinds of changes
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Lemmy is catching up on Reddit. The technical forums/c/r are not as useful yet, and not enough of the hardware suppliers monitor the/their Lemmy communities.
Once that changes over I don't need Reddit.
I've just deleted my Reddit account, to switch entirly to Lemmy. No ban or something, i just don't want to use social media from the US anymore.
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Left back when they announced the API changes and never looked back.
Lemmy more.
I stopped visiting reddit when they started screwing around with API access. I'm glad I didn't wait in the hopes the inevitable wouldn't happen.
Left due to the API stuff due to Apollo getting axed. Loved that Christian recorded their calls and exposed how crappy they were for blaming things on him. Fun drama, but I left and never looked back.
Itβs still a bit of an echo chamber of sheep in here but I havenβt really tried different servers to find like minded ppl. I like the mod of the server Iβm on and thatβs cool for me for now.
I was never banned or even warned. Reddit is an American company who is catering to the oligarchy. While before the USA was a seemingly friendly country to other democracies, this is not the case anymore. A majority of their population is either voting for agression or is complicit by inaction. Adding content to USA social media is only increasing their reach. Reddit used to be nice but Lemmy is a better alternative anyway.
I didn't wait for a ban. Bailed out during the appocalypse.
Iβve never been banned from Reddit even temporarily, I just like Lemmy more
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Not banned, was never active. Just lurked on certain subreddits. I've engaged way more here than I ever did there
I got admin banned for saying riot police should quit en masse after RvW. The thread was full of right wingers so the topmost comments were sexist as shit. Half the thread got banned.
I like Lemmy more.
I like lemmy. Fuck Spez
Wasn't banned. left due to Corporatism.
Got sick of seeing the same anger farming shit every day, then found out about the luigi censorship and just left. Honestly best choice. I'm enjoying lemmy so far, and the control I have over my experience.
12 years, 900K+ karma, Permabanned soon after the inauguration for repeating a statement I'd made many times before.
Came to Lemmy and found lots of recently banned veterans. Many of us were high volume posters for over a decade, and never got banned, then suddenly we all turned into monsters that had to be permabanned in the same month.
I prefer Lemmy in many ways - no puns, fewer trolls, no bots, no Russian propaganda farmers, etc., but some of my favorite subjects are badly lacking. Reddit has several very large and active guitar subs, for instance, while Lemmy's guitar forums are small and barely used.
On the other hand, the political subs are far more radical, and allow real discussion of political options more than Reddit. They are not doing themselves a service by suppressing radical speech over there, they are only driving it underground, where it will become even more radical. When it happens they'll be surprised because they buried it instead of addressing it.
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I get cyberbullyied in reddit for defend a nonbinary person in a sega dreamcast subteddit
I like Lemmy. Reddit is too corporate now
Just like lemmy more
Was permanently banned because of "inciting violence", a.k.a. making fun of Trump and Musk with a few Luigi comments sprinkled in.
Permabanned for being mean to Elon.
Deleted my account when they killed 3rd party apps. Fuck that shithole.
left reddit due to nazis
Lemmy has good apps. Reddit does not. Easy as.
I deleted reddit after the CEO made shitty decisions. So only Lemmy. So far it has been a much better experience.
Well Iβm queer, and apparently the ceo is MAGAt
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