I don't think all social media should be based in one country because that creates a risk of political censorship.
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It's an alternative to reddit.
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I can't be on Reddit, but I like the branching comment format and thematic post grouping ideas I learned there.
Because Reddit can fuck right off
The UX barrier of entry is a good idiot filter, not perfect but better than reddit.
Reddit's API fuckery. That's it, that's the whole reason. Fuck spez.
Cuz there are 3rd party apps on both Desktop & Android
I was in F-droid searching for stuffs, then I found lemmy, since my phone can't install reddit cause I have storage problems, I tried out lemmy. And now I believe this is better than any community apps.
I was here before the Reddit API kerfuffle, because I care about an open and decentralized internet.
Same! I was hoping for a while that there would be a fediverse version of reddit. And it's succeeded beyond my wildest hopes. Other than the misinformation, but I suppose that's a problem everywhere.
Found the hipster
Edit: oh wow so sowwy to make a joke on this wewy sewiows diwscuwswion
i dont have anywhere else to go
It started with a distaste for how Reddit was treating developers and moderators, but now I genuinely believe in the future of the fediverse.
just lemmy or the federation? im on mbin and I left with the big reddit migration and was pleasantly surprised to find something a bit closer to the old internet I knew. Im one of the few who don't see the need for it to get popular but its fine to me if it does.
Reddit killed third party apps and their mobile site barely functions, so I wasnβt able to use reddit on mobile without installing spyware/adware.
Lemmy was the best alternative.
For an actual community. I was tired of Discord and Reddit.
Because reddit shut down my favorite app.
I'm still using BaconReader thanks to reVanved.
I'm using Sync for lemmy and another Sync for reddit thanks to ReVanced.
The reddit community has been reduced to a mob of slobbering children and bots though, so I'm not on there nearly as much. I also avoid contributing because I want to see it slowly die out. Sadly it is still the only source for some information.
For BSD and Unix community
Corporate greed puts me off.
Arrived because r*ddit banned Infinity, stayed because I'm a Communist tankie.
I always preferred and liked FOSS stuff anyway but somehow never heard of Lemmy/Graad/Hexbear until the API fiasco. I guess I always avoided the Chapo sub because I never listened to the show and I generally dislike those shows and personalities. I'm an older Commie, I didn't get radicalized by Bernie or podcasts or steamers or whatever so I kept my distance. Seems like I missed out though. Glad to be here now.
Spite
Grew up on enthusiast BBS, Lemmy is like a bunch of them are linked up.
Dislike for profit internet as it must inevitably lead to enshitification, just never had a term for that in the past :)
I don't have an issue with "toxicity" as i just ignore it, like a dog shit on the side walk. I prefer the "BBS/Usenet format" to Twitter like Mastodon though I am over on Masto and had been there for many years. I don't participate much though.
- The r/conservative mods got my main account global banned for using the βreport misinformationβ button too much. That sub used to have good quality textposts but when the trump cult took over, it changed to nonstop ragebait/lies/propaganda news articles. And on slow news days youβd see articles like βThrowback: Dont forget that Obama did X six years agoβ to keep the people furious 7 days a week
- Enshittification
Lol, almost had the same happen to me but it was that stupid anti-vax sub.
Because I love sync
It's the spot!
Initially because reddit permabanned me. Then I got comfy here
I first knew fediverse through Mastodon, so my answer has more to do with the whole concept of fediverse than with Lemmy alone.
My main reasons initially were the following:
- I don't really like crowded networks (it's actually a personal trait of mine, derived from the physical fact that I don't really like crowded places at all).
- I hate when algorithms try to lead me, ruling over what I write and/or ruling over what I read.
- I like alternative options and the unknown. Between a latin/roman A and B, I often tend to choose a greek Gamma (trying to always think outside boxes).
And I kinda of liked it. Well, Mastodon has been a cemetery, so most of my fediverse interactions happen through Lemmy.
Just out of curiosity: among several Lemmy instances, I specifically chose The Lemmy Club as an instance for having a Lemmy account for a symbolic reason. Back when I was signing up on Lemmy and trying to find a good instance, the initial "thelem" from "thelemmyclub" got to my attention, because at that time I was delving into Aleister Crowley's Thelema (Liber Al Vel Legis, The book of the Law). So "the lemmy club" kinda of resembled "Thelema club" to me. I'm not a Thelemite, at least not entirely, because I'm more inclined towards a syncretic Luciferianism, but I liked the hidden symbolism that I got to see within the instance's name (also it's actually another personal trait of mine, trying to find patterns everywhere at every time, even though it's just a pattern to myself).
Much better community. I've posted on Reddit and gotten posts removed, downvoted, and no interaction. Communities are smaller here but if you post something, you will get interaction.
Edit: also, after you scroll through reddit for a sufficient amount of time. You realize everything on your algorithm is karma farm bots reposting stuff. Every now and then you will get decent posts and then you look through the comments and there are karma farming bots. Essentially, you have to sift through a pile of shit to find good content.
The lack of accountability of mods on reddit. Reddit doesn't want to lose their free labor.
For the snacks
I discovered the Fediverse through Mental Outlaw and then started using Lemmy after the Reddit API thing.
Reddit mobile app support was the last straw.
I'm new here, but the straw that broke the camel's back was reddit getting rid of r/random. Also more reposts than new content. Also feels like there are more bots than people. Plenty of other anti-user stuff over the years.
Big, centrally owned platforms aren't a good idea.
Reddit did some API nonsense, and that was when I left there. I was already off twitter, and never used facebook stuff.
I need somewhere for my meme and internet highlights supply, and lemmy has been ok so far.
Got bored of Reddit's capitalism