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John Oliver launches "Make yourself less valuable to Meta" website, suggests Signal, Mastodon, Pixelfed, and BlueSky as Meta alternatives
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Why don't stories like this EVER mention Lemmy?
it's not an alternative to any meta platform
I guess the hate for Reddit isn't as great as for Shitter and Fakebook. (yet)
Lemmy lacks a bit of polish
Yeah but lots of german.
Yes, those too
I think we're too weird and niche.
Because Lemmy is nowhere near as ready for primetime as other platforms.
I reckon Lemmy is actually pretty good. I wouldn't know if the mobile apps are good, because I don't use those - but for me the core functionality of Lemmy on my computer is smooth and functional. I don't see any obvious low-hanging-fruit.
Boost on Android works well. It does for me at least.
Boost is great for Android.
Voyager ist amazing
I ditched reddit for Lemmy during the whole API crackdown bs. I've only used Voyager, but it seems quite comparable to RIF, which is the only way I ever viewed reddit.
I used RIF, but ended up using Jerboa for some random reason I can't remember. Will check out Voyager.
Lemmy is good for the size. It took a while for Lemmy to adjust to its current scale, with major instances having uptime issues.
If we keep the servers up, there is still issues with spam and moderation. We don't have the tools that Reddit built and I expect further pushes towards defederation as the standard for users hasn't been developed.
Not a very large userbase.
This is literally the answer lmao why are you getting downvoted.
Not as many grassroots advocates. Even on the Reddit alternative sub the consensus isn’t lemmy somehow.
Well, I get that Lemmy is an alternative social media, but it's not really an alternative to Facebook. Anonymous usernames, text-based posts, you can't follow people, Fediverse is somewhat confusing.. I'd recommend it as an alternative to Reddit, but probably not the website where boomers want to check up on their neighbors and friends
That's what Friendica is for
He said "Lemmy" but probably meant "Threadiverse", and mbin does support both the Twitter-style following user model and the Reddit-style forum model.
To use fedia.io as an example:
https://fedia.io/people
I dunno about piefed, haven't used it.
What are the best mbins these days? I'm out of the loop.
Challenge accepted
Lol
You can on mbin atleast
Clean cut kids do not find Lemmy very palatable.
I don't find Lemmy very palatable. I'm still here because I like to hear different perspectives. Lemmy as a whole seems to hate different perspectives, it's like many go out of their way to keep it closer to a hive mind. 80% of the world's people would not fit in here. I don't either, but I don't give a shit.
Agree. I am not an open socialist and my top 5 issues probably don't align with the usual stuff I see at the top of Lemmy communities. Still, it is a worthwhile source for some tech/privacy info and some other niche content.
Let's hear your different perspectives
"People who disagree" saying "things you don't like" energy
The tankie bullshit is over blown PR smear.
Some how we manage coexist fine enough.
It's not just the tankie stuff. Tbf this place at times feels like the far left version of 4chan, and I say that as a very left person. Reddit's upvote system has always had an issue with brigading/dog piling leading to hostile discussions and echo chambers. In Lemmy, the issue is worse because it feels like most of the people who were drawn here are deeply tied to that culture from Reddit. By contrast, Reddit has a lot more young and innocent people to soften things.
I quit/deleted my Reddit account many years ago, before Lemmy's rise in popularity. I just come here every once in a while because I like decentralized/fediverse stuff, but the Reddit formula really does turn me off. I can't imagine the average person having the stomach for this brand of internet discussions, regardless of political leaning. It's quite hostile and combative.
Idk, to me the comments on lemmy are generally less toxic and I feel like I see way more nuanced discussion than on reddit.
On Lemmy a comment gets a well thought out reply. On Reddit not even a vote.
I am not sure quite sure what point you're trying to make.
If you people don't care for social media, opt out
However if you want social media there are two choices
I think you are saying that most people prefer 1 despite saying they prefer freedom of expression.
If you prefer freedom of expression, you gonna need to hear people duke it out online. That's what's a proper discussion means.
If everyone just following what current psyop is, then sure everyone there agree on the talking points and if they don't get they get censored out.