• netling@lemmy.world
    11·
    7 days ago

    Loving it so far! I’ve also found great replacements for all the US software I’ve been using. Should have done that a long time ago, there are actually amazing non fascist alternatives!

  • unused_user_name@lemm.ee
    3·
    7 days ago

    I am having trouble with the absence of centralized communities. For many many topics communities seem to exist on multiple instances and that splits up the user base and discussions it seems. I get that it is an inherent part of the design, but it hurts my experience.

    Also the number of users seems to be too low still to create a lively environment. I hope that changes but so far the number of posts and comments on those posts seems a bit low compared to what I was used to.

    Having said all that, I love the app (I am using voyager) and the general vibe of the people on here. Let’s hope on more users and a continued constructive community!

  • dieTasse@feddit.orgEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    I am happy I joined (in past 14 days or so). So far I like it a lot. In the past I tried lemmy and was confused how it works. Somehow I thought when I post something on mastodon it can also be targeted to lemmy (posts or replies), but I think I largely misunderstood and that put me off for some time. But when I found out about this sublemmy I had to try again and this time with success!

    • snuggledick@lemm.ee
      2·
      6 days ago

      I’m confused about this too, I’ve subscribed to the hashtag #buyeuropean on mastodon and I see posts from this community here over there? 🤔

  • dergewerkschafter@feddit.orgEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    Glad to be here. Switched to vivaldi. On my way to delete amazon, paypal, microsoft and google accounts. Using Signal + an own hostes emailadres from germany. Thinking im on a good way

  • bent@lemm.eeEnglish
    82·
    9 days ago

    This is my first comment, just joined during the weekend. It took about half a day to get used to the lower amount of stuff and the slower pace here. And I really like it! The quality of discourse here seems so much higher and with the lower amount of posts I find that I can take my time and not get overwhelmed. Should have joined years ago :-)

  • mihaella@feddit.ukEnglish
    47·
    9 days ago

    i do miss my niche communities on reddit, maybe i’ll start some here,other than that lemmy is a good alternative to replace the popular feed on reddit.

  • enkity@lemm.eeEnglish
    43·
    9 days ago

    Not only Lemmy i also joined Mastodon lol. I find this expirience to be refreshing, maybe thats because this platform has less users or maybe because its not under someones control but i feel as if i moved from big, overpopulated city to a countryside. Its like breathing fresh air, i feel myself free, and i love reading comments here, they look like real conversations between humans. Although im not from European Union but im your neighbor from Ukraine and i totally support this movement or its better to call an idea, i dunno. I replaced a lot of stuff already but thats only the first step. Also im really glad to be here.

  • Dogil_saram@feddit.ukDeutsch
    43·
    9 days ago

    Still learning where to find stuff, and unfortunately most of “my” subreds aren’t here (yet), but it looks promising and will continue to support.

  • Mobster@feddit.ukEnglish
    43·
    9 days ago

    Came over from Reddit as part of plan to divest from US-based products. Happy to be here, and plan to explore. Mainly lurked over on Reddit - hope to contribute more actively over here!

  • Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    36·
    9 days ago

    A few unwritten rules I’ve found useful over the last couple of years since moving to Lemmy :)

    1. If you’re missing a particular smaller or niche community - be the change and create it!
    2. If someone is challenging you in a thread in good faith, respond in the same way
    3. If they’re just being a dick, don’t waste any sort of mental energy on them - just block them, forget them and move on.
    4. If you’re the one being a dick (and be honest, we all know when we are) walk away for a bit
    5. Don’t be too proud to ask for guidance but do it in the right communities :) e.g. don;t ask for tech help in a community thats not about tech help.
    6. Be prepared to see a lot of Star Trek memes and Nicole spam.
    7. Bask in the warm glow of an open source, privacy respecting, non-corporately controlled environment.
    • 3DMVR@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      8 days ago

      Ngl on reddit id feel the need to look through ppls post history, check their credibility, downvote/report everything I disagree with, it was a bad habit, somehow wasn’t what got me banned (I did it for years), haven’t felt the need to do that once here, not even close to that mindframe when seeing stuff here.

      Reddits algorithim was favoring controversy hard, I swear it pushed stuff that would actively raise my blood pressure at me, then give me something id like for a second just to make me not close the app. I was getting all of my dopamine out of arguing, id just open that app mad ready to argue with my notifications.

      A month into lemmy and I stopped expecting arguments in my notifications, I find opening this app to be a calming experience like Reddit was for me a decade ago.

  • asbach@feddit.org
    36·
    8 days ago

    99.9% of the time I’m just lurking on Reddit, but here I‘m actually getting interested in commenting again. Feels „safer“ than the other place.

  • MinkoAk@lemm.ee
    33·
    9 days ago

    I got Boost for Reddit Lemmy back. The world is beautiful again!

    Now to find communities that I like… I’m a bit lost but I’ll settle soon enough.

  • MrRain19@feddit.it
    30·
    9 days ago

    I like how Lemmy actually grew in size after i left it after the Reddit moderation problem of a couple years ago. All in all, it’s all kind of overwhelming but maybe I’m too emotional.