[Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual Conversation

I'm active on both sites, my Reddit profile not being a secret to most communities on Lemmy. I don't see so much of an issue regarding either one, the transition not being any different from, say, alternating between Netflix and Amazon. The only thing I'd say bugs me is in fact the Reddit complaints, since people on almost every single site I've been to with a place for complaints have complained at least once about Reddit, like it's trendy even though it's actually better than most sites.

It seemed to me like Reddit basically drove off half their content creators AND Lemmy didnt really steal too much of Reddit's userbase (around 1%)

I stopped posting there when it was clear they were hell bent on enshitifying the site. It was kind of dead here for a while after that and still isnt where reddit was/is contentwise but its getting there slowly. It is certainly to a point where I dont feel like going back to reddit for anything.

All I care about is not being forced advertisements

I'm here, but would still be on reddit if their app didn't suck compared to what I was used to before the API purge. I still prefer reddit's content, but hate how I have to view it now so I'm here with y'all trying to blend in.

All I can say is, lmao

What's being called "worst" changes from one platform to another, and also the metric for thriving/success/failure/dying. So, more objectively, here's what I believe that will happen:

• [Almost sure] Reddit will die in the next 1~2 years. The death will be caused by noise, brain drain, lack of moderation, and higher-up abuse. Reddit is by no means as resilient as Twitter.
• [Somewhat certain] The "Fediverse forums" will enjoy some moderate success. They won't become as big as Reddit, but they'll get way bigger than they are now.
• [Somewhat certain] Lemmy and Mbin will become part of a plurality. Other forum platforms for the Fediverse will appear, and compete with both internally.
• [Uncertain, but worth mentioning] Lemmy will become rather small in said plurality, as one of those in-Fediverse alternatives will have killer features that Lemmy won't develop due to lack of interest, in a vicious cycle.

Ads. I loathe them. I will not engage with your community that forces adds.

Sure, I miss Reddit, and Youtube, and Netflix, etc., but I'm happier having stood for my principles.

Lemmy won but Reddit didn't lose.

Lemmy culture was great during the initial exodus, but now sometimes I don't feel like I belong here. On Reddit, you could often find your subculture. I want the fediverse to succeed tho.

Except that Lemmy did catch on.

It didn't catch on to the point that it got as big as Reddit, but anyone who expected that is a fool. It caught on to the point that it's viable - it's not going anywhere. And as time goes on, it's going to continue to grow. And that's sufficient, and really IMO to its advantage. Lemmy has a different feel from Reddit, and I like it better. And the new users it attracts over time are going to be people who appreciate it. And if the bulk of the meme-regurgitating karma whores stay on Reddit, all the better for Lemmy.

I really miss the worthless internet points.

Your first part about references was one of the things I disliked the most about Reddit where someone would make a pop culture reference and it would spiral into.a comment chain of just quotes with no originality, I'm glad that hasn't caught on in Lemmy.

My second least favourite thing, US defaultism, is alive and well on Lemmy unfortunately. On Reddit you would be told it's an American website and to deal with it, well this is the fediverse and I don't want to deal with it. Just say where you are from or what country news are about, it's not much to ask.

The difference for me is Reddit started treating it's loyal users like sellable assets. I loved Reddit, it was a comfort zone for a long time, but they betrayed my trust, so I left and I have no intention of returning.

I doesn't matter if Reddit is really dead or not. They are dead to me.

I’m in a fair amount of niche communities here.

Hmm. Yeah, I think it's less of either one dying, but a stirring event causing a sorting.

I didn't like what was happening over there, so I tried anything but reddit for a while, and the fediverse fit me better, so I settled here.

Eh, I go back on Reddit every few days, it's definitely worse. Faker, more moderated than before (tons of deleted posts and banned users). People are the same assholes as usual though so that hasn't changed much. Also these communities take time to grow, alternatively, there is nothing wrong with them being small either.

I mean, do people think reddit will get better once it IPOs?

I genuinely never engaged with Reddit at all, so I'm not in a position to compare, but I don't think the numbers suggest that Reddit "is dying" or even that it got significantly impacted.

Which is fine by me. If anything, the vibe here is less Reddit and more "late 90s/early 00s forums" and that's an improvement on my book.