I feel like it's pretty similar but the low population makes it easier to spot repeat posters. Also I feel like the quality of answers tend to better (lengthier, more thought out, e.t.c)
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Lemmy is a bit more open thanks for the modlog.
We literally don't know how much is being censored on reddit because mods can remove anything they want without leaving evidence.
The obsession with Technology Connections seems to be unique to Lemmy. I think it's memeified at this point!
Lemmy community is even worse because it's less diverse.
The Reddit bot problem isn't as prevalent in smaller, non-political subreddit.
Lemmy barely has any communities that aren't political or tech related.
And most importantly, the NSFW communities are significantly under par.
I know right? Even though it is at times the most active community. Anyway, Lemmy gets brigaded A LOT.
I noticed that too. Hot button issues it gets filled with shills for whatever side. Itβs very annoying and obvious that itβs happen because afterwards the interaction will disappear.
It's like Reddit if everyone talked about Linux
That's highly dependent on the instance I find.
it's exactly the same. maybe some of the "reddiquette" cultural problems are worse
Iβve been here for awhile and Iβm still trying to learn lemmy specific lingo thrown out like tankie and some others
Tankie is not Lemmy specific
Well, nor is madlad or whoosh but tabkie is used super often in Lemmy
Lemmy has a much higher proportion of Marxists to other users than Reddit does, so the anti-Marxism is also pretty high in response.
Solely from the parts of the lemmyverse I frequent, yes definitely. People would think you're quite silly if you talked like a redditor, even if they were too polite to openly mock you for it.
"This!"
"Thanks for the gold, kind stranger!"
Why do they have to say the things? People don't say the things here.
"One of us. One of us."
Well reddit is mostly bots and astroturfing. Lemmy seems to have more common sense.
They're different but they are similar. They rhyme.
Every subreddit has its own vibe. Some have fully transitioned here like linux and some of the meme sharing communities. Many have not. I cannot really think of communities on Lemmy that do not exist on Reddit.
I don't know if you would count it but wir_iel doesn't exist on Reddit but does in Lemmy
References and phrases don't make a culture. The words may change, but the culture here is absolutely the same as Reddit. Which is why it's so damned cringe when you see someone on Lemmy offer a smug, self-satisfied criticism of some supposed inferiority in the Reddit userbase. That kind of smugness is peak Reddit-culture.
Reddit has a bunch of "call-and-response" sort of trigger words and phrases, along with canned responses to a situation, repeated in-jokes, etc which made a lot of the site feel bloated and samey. Definitely the comments are much sparser here but there's none of that. Anytime I Google something and check a reddit thread for answers, I'm shocked at how easily any thread can turn into some blown up debate about something stupid. In general that doesn't happen here.
On the other hand, this is a pretty leftists-only echo chamber which narrows perspective. I went to the no kings protest today. If you believe Lemmy, I should have brought thrifted clothes, a 3M respirator, milk of magnesia, a first aid kit, heat resistant gloves, etc. really what I needed was an energy drink because I got tired. Lemmy can get pretty up it's own ass about the aesthetics of revolution.
I feel that it's almost more personal here on Lemmy in the sense that things feel genuine. As opposed to Reddit where bullshit abounds.
Lemmy is closer to what Reddit was 15 years ago, before the masses piled in and made Reddit literally average.
Most of us are Reddit refugees, so we're bringing all that baggage with us, whether we want to or not.
The main draw of Lemmy for me is the feeling that I'm less exposed to the corporate BS.
It also feels way less advertised, and for me feels non profit, like I can go through lemmy without seeing promoted BS that I never volunteered to see.
like madlad, woosh, etc
I haven't used Reddit for years, and I have no idea about those terms. If they're a Reddit thing, I don't recognise them.
Lemmy is also less tolerant of debate bros.
So yeah, they're different
Been seeing whoosh creep in here and I downvote where I see it. It's not funny, it's just annoying
Someone frequently misses points.
It feels more tech-geeky leftist and less AITA fantasy text/AI generated nonsense spam driven
But still pretty similar otherwise
I REALLY love that thereβs no subreddits-as-hashtags bullshit here. That was insanely annoying to me on Reddit. Any speak of awards, too.