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Im joining in on the reddit ditching thing, and was kinda worried at first that i wouldnt be able to like use it the way i did reddit as it feels like a whole new place, but after engaging with posts and people and actually being a part of lemmy rather than being lurk mode all the time i was pleasantly surprised with how easy it is to become a member of the community, theres a reasonable amount of subs (or whatever the other word for em is) that fit my interests, enough linux content and shitposting for my liking, and the overall random posts made by people equally fed up with Leddit. (also i admit i used reddit a little cus there was this post on the fedora sub showing how to fix a sound issue i been having after a recent update)

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[–] Tischkante@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I downloaded the app mlem and logged into this account, then I opened a link to a thing/group called "technology" or something close to that.

The top post was the was the first time in over 20 years of going online that I saw illegal images. No way to report it, no way to do anything but delete the app. Now I use the browser only. But other than that, kind of ok with a lot walls of text about social media ethics.

Edit: I found the post in the browser and reported it. It was in https://beehaw.org/c/technology

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[–] rusty_spoon@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

It's a bit clunkier than Reddit, and obviously a smaller userbase. I'm sure the experience will get better with time. The real key to success will be getting more users to create content

[–] decadentrebel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Sorry if this is a stupid question (and it does sound like something that was answered already), but is there an app for Android that works for Lemmy.world?

The ones I've seen (Jerboa, Lemmur) seem to only work for Lemmy.ml and a few others.

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[–] Pegistia@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I'll stay around and see how much it grows, still missing a bunch of communities that I like, but it seems to be getting busier every day.

[–] vulfneck@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I'm using kbin and I'm enjoying what I'm seeing so far. I think my biggest hurdle (coming from Sync on Reddit) will be getting used to a new UI, and not having the amount of customisation that I'm used to. I'm looking forward to the mobile app that's hopefully coming soon, and while it's certainly a different experience on a smaller scale, I'd like to see more people, posts and comments.

[–] WraithGear@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There are some things i recognize like news and such. Reddit was so ubiquitous that if i had a problem with just about any game i could find a subreddit. Here i am not at all sure how making federations or threads work. And things are still a little sparse. I am connected to beehaw. If i connect to another group will i see completely new communities or recreations of the standard ones?

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[–] fods@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Being honest: confusing. I can’t really decide if I like it or not right now.

It’s quite different from Reddit as in: you only see what you’re interested in (unless you’re in a big instance like lemmy.ml), but you have to look for it. Don’t get me wrong, this can be great! But there were situations where I accidentally found a niche subreddit that really matched stuff that I liked. I see that as more difficult here, but I might be wrong! Only time will tell

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[–] Rod_Orm@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

the "subs" on reddit is called "communities" on lemmy

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[–] hbar@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I found it easy to join a server, subscribe to communities and post. I've also created a community that I'm passionate about and I'm trying to grow it.

I tried creating a server but failed big time, I'm a novice at that kind of stuff and didn't have the experience to know what I was doing wrong.

[–] Sowatee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Takes some getting used to. But I love how the communities don't feel like an echo chamber.

[–] alehc@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

It's been nice, no complains but I'm just starting :)

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