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For everyone new to Lemmy, how are you finding the experience? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by hllywluis@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I wanted to get a pulse check on how new members are finding the general experience/website. Is it more confusing than Reddit or are you finding the instance system a better way of doing things as it can give you more freedom of where you choose to create an account?

I'm a new user myself but have found the experience to remind me of Reddit back in the day, lol. It's definitely giving me old-school yet modern vibes and it's great to see something that isn't Reddit growing in popularity!

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[-] NeonBlue@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've been here for a while and i still don't like it for a number of reasons, many which have already been mentioned here. The UI/UX isn't as nice as old reddit and there a lot of complexities due to the fediverse that are just not easy to overcome. Why i think reddit will ultimately win out in this because most users will go back to it after a few weeks.

[-] ANuStart@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Agree. Reddit ultimately has familiarity and simplicity going for it. I have been part of Lemmy and the "fediverse" for a few months now but I still have no idea wtf it actually is and I feel like I'm still not a part of any one community.

I do have high hopes for Tildes though, seems to be somewhat of a middle ground

[-] datavoid@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Too bad getting an account seems to be impossible.

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