It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.
I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.
I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.
And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.
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Welcome!
I disagree with everything you said and I poop on your enjoyment. Just kidding, howdy.
Welcome!
Also, tbh if you make a new community for something you want to see, and post to it maybe once every couple days, your people will eventually find it.
It takes a bit of upfront work to prime the pump, but eventually you’ll find a steady little stream of posts just start to appear.
It almost feels like it’s addressed to you when it happens, like oh! Someone posted in my community! And it’s something new to me! It’s a real treat.
Welcome!
Just like reddit, there can be a ton of downers and doomers.
Just ignore them.
Lemmy’s been great for the couple years I’ve been using it.
Thanks, I’ll be alright. Mentally, I think I’m solid enough, so it’s no big deal. Plus, my hobby corners rarely get into emotions or politics
protip: if you want to feel like an absolute genius here, all you have to do is read the actual articles before going to the comments.
I’m a “get my hands on it first, figure it out later” kind of person (like most people)
Same as it ever was. u_u
Wait… people actually, like do that⁉️
You dropped this: ‽
Usually whenever I do that some angry commie helps me out.
Our interrobang, comrade. :-D
Your corners may not exist here, that’s ok, you just gotta make them. Some folks round here have done a great job of it already with their corners
Welcome!
I had to laugh when you mentioned Linux as if it’s a requirement to use the Fediverse. It’s funny how everyone here loves Linux (including me).
It’s not a requirement, but whatever leads you to Lemmy will also lead you to Linux. Whether that’s anti-corporatism, anti-capitalism, pro-open-source, just counter-culture, or whatever else. They’re the same side of different coins. (I don’t think this is a real phrase, but it works. They aren’t actually related, but they’re equivalent.)
I can’t say it any better, but yeah, pretty much. I compared it to a good replacement that made my life way better. It’s just the best example I have
I don’t love Linux.
Oh you will… You will.
I have used it for 25 years. I never loved it. I don’t love operating systems anymore than I love hammers. I have 5 hammers.
I have 5 hammers.
I would try to pull rank here, but I only have two hammers. I love em both.
I have three and don’t love any of them. I didn’t pick them myself they just sort of showed up.
I have one regular hammer and a tiny little hammer for putting up picture frames that makes me feel like a wuss every time I use it, so I just use a rock I keep around instead.
I held a framing hammer once and that was a hammer and a half. I haven’t earned the right to get my own though, so I’ll just appreciate from afar.
Oh house frames 😅. You mentioned picture frames then a framing hammer, and I was thinking a framing hammer must be small or the picture frame very large!
Those are rookie numbers! Need get a few more.
I’ve got at least five. Why? Each one has its own advantages.
Careful, you could get banned saying stuff like that around here!
Not banned yet, but gotten crazy people DMing me how I should die because of it, yes.
is that serious? what the fuck is wrong with people
is that serious? what the fuck is wrong with people
Hello, person.
Welcome! Glad you’re liking it.
The big complaints that people tend to have are that federation is a bit confusing, and that it’s no where near as big as Reddit. They’re both valid, and probably won’t change any time soon.
But I think sometimes people overlook the positive aspects of federation and smaller communities. Reddit is damn near unusable these days, and it’s full of bots, slop, reposters, ads, and power tripping admins/mods. The Fediverse has been around for quite a few years now and still feels like a place for actual human beings with a lot of freedom to take things in different directions.
I kind of wish I could remember what it was like to find federation confusing so I could explain it better to newbies.
I actually worry for when Reddit fully implodes, because the ensuing migration wave to Lemmy will bring the same problems and solutions with them.
Yes, i miss some aspects of Reddit, but I’m aware of the hypocrisy that comes with that statement as well
Probably what’ll happen is lemmy.world will become the new reddit and we’ll all have to decide if we want to stay federated with them.
I welcome the schism if it ever occurs. I think it would be really interesting to see how a fully “scaled up” but non-corporate social media handles a challenge like that.
Even if we have almost exactly all the same problems reddit has, but without being a monolithic corporate platform, I think it would be an improvement.
Remember to thank all the community moderators and admins that tirelessly take the spammy, horrible and bot posts out to the trash for us, so we can have this nice space without being overrun by the trash!
Welcome.
I’ve been here for four years and I love it. No ads. No AI. Human moderation.
I donate a few bucks to my instances monthly and I’d recommend you do the same. Keeps things nice.
Yep, the AI bot farms finally drove me away from reddit! Lot better atmosphere here as well!
It’s a lot quieter, so feel free to contribute or… it stays quiet :)
Lemmy is only one part of the Fediverse, Mastodon is there as well
look around and enjoy
And Pixelfed, Peertube, Bookwyrm, PyLova, WAFRN, Mbin, Loops, Vernissage, … We are legion!
Welcome, I like your energy!
Try to be an active participant, comment, vote, post if you feel like it around the topics that interest you.
And a word of advice : heavily curate your experience. block people, communities and instances if necessary to cut down on negativity/noise and you’ll have a great time here.
Hope you stick around!
I love it too. I really feel that this will be the future of the internet. Public non-commercial spaces to just interact. That’s what i love the internet for.
The incentive structures of the major platforms made me feel awful before i understood what made them so grating. I thought i hated social media but what i really hated was attention media.
I also have a sort of fetish for minimal utilitarian design that lemmy specifically scratches. It just feels and looks so good. The interface exists purely for what it is supposed to do and nothing more.
