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I miss some niche communities that haven't started here yet

Same. The fragmentation is actually a good thing imo. Makes it easier to keep the extremists contained in their own choleric bubble.

Twitter is killing itself, Facebook and Instagram just hit 3 billion daily active users, and Reddit still has hundreds of millions of active users. I'm definitely enjoying it here, but this meme is inaccurate and cringy.

Also, asking for credit when you didn't credit the original comic's creator is a bit ironic.

I am having a similar experience. I've had a pretty serious reddit problem and since I moved to /kbin, Tildes, mastodon, feedly, and of course a few lemmy instances, I'm a happier person. Seriously.

I guess if you don't subject yourself to social media that aims to magnify hostility and rage for clicks, it has a positive impact on your life.

I, for one, am feeling thankful to spez for placing the final straw, and, more seriously, feel indebted to beehaw, Tildes, and mastodon admins for doing such a great job creating a positive community.

It's a really nice vibe so far! I wonder if the lack of downvoting threat makes it easier to share ideas.

I noticed that as well! People are nicer here. Perhaps because it's all new etc.

Let's see how it goes. Reddit used to be nice too haha.

I completely agree! It's a little sad as I go through my saved links and comments through the years before I delete my account, remembering the discussions and communities. But that version of Reddit died long ago.

Lemmy has been really enjoyable though, I'm looking forward to seeing the communities and platform develop over time

I kinda regret not moving here sooner. It's so much nicer here!

Reddit feels like people are yelling to be heard. Kbin feels like a conversation. I'm also impressed with how chill kbin is.

I miss the niche communities but until they are made I can post to the main mag.

I find that fediverse is perfectly adequate internet fix for me as Reddit was. I checked back last night to quickly see the malicious compliance by r/pics and r/gifs. Also checked out other sub like r/science. With the state of Reddit right now I enjoy Lemmy/kbin far more.

Facebook is sadly one of the most popular.

I love the information I can find on Reddit, but at the same time I don't miss Reddit at all.

A better comparison is formerly popular social news/link aggregators such as Digg and StumbleUpon. Digg dominated just like Reddit for a while, and then it died when users flocked to Reddit after an unpopular change. The similarities are uncanny.

I don't know, it's been difficult to access a lot of information without reddit, especially when reddit makes up half my google results. I hope people start using the fediverse to share information, but we'll have to see if it catches on.

I don't know that any of those platforms are dead yet, but I like that this platform is growing.

Why isn't Google+ on here?

Reddit has been dead a while. It's corpse has been shambling along for at least a few years though.

I miss it. It was the only massively used social media without a for you page (obviously that doesn't apply anymore) and I've learned a ton and developed so many hobbies from it. Obviously I enjoy beehaw but I'm not going to pretend it's the same experience (maybe if the community grows)