Just a little rant. When I first visited Lemmy Sites a couple of months ago it felt empty. Besides the really mainstream community pretty much everything else just felt empty.
Meanwhile though traffic has increased a lot and I feel well entertained by the traffic in c/hfy c/noncredibledefence c/keepwriting c/worldbuilding and so on. It is certainly less than Reddit but often quality is substancially higher and is “enough” to keep me entertained.
Also I like that you can actually post something without running into a bazillion deletes, bans and moderator shitshat because your post was two words to short, not NCD enough and so on.
Sure, the C64 community on Lemmy is laughable. So is the ARMA community. I still use REddit for that. Also I often check up stuff on r/hfy and r/NCD but since one week I have been prefering Lemmy for that.
Also my longer posts don’t get eaten up any more. God, three weeks ago most posts with 3k an more just got lost without feed back. Nowadays I have even manges posts around 20k without breaking them up. Though the editor is still lacking for longer posts. On Reddit I can copy-paste pretty much anything from Libreoffice into Reddits Editor (which is also pretty lacking but differently lacking). On Lemmy I have to run most text through a little perl script to get them even using correct line breaks perl -pe ‘s/\n/\n\n/’ and different sizes for Headlines are much to few to select from.
Not perfect, not even very good but definitely promising.
Slowly? Lemmy is easily as entertaining as Reddit and it is just getting going.
I’m regularly seeing hundreds of comments on posts now and only a month ago it was rare to see a dozen comments on a post. I really don’t need more engagement on a post, that’s plenty. Lemmy still needs more users to sustain more niche communities, but in the places that people are it’s already great.
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As of this last month, Lemmy is my new “go to” for scrolling social media. My Reddit usage is probably 20% or less of what it used to be.
A part of this was Voyager’s Progressive Web App (https://vger.app), it made me feel right at home after Apollo shut down.
I don’t understand the “slowly” part at all. I joined Lemmy about a month ago when Reddit third party apps went dark. Lemmy was largely a ghost town then, with most of the relatively mainstream communities I sought out having newest posts that were days or even weeks old. That desolation was gone after the first few days, with a ton more engagement from others who migrated over and a steady stream of new content. The communities I frequent have grown by leaps and bounds since then. “Slow” isn’t a word I’d use to describe Lemmy’s growth.
Yep, Lemmy is more active than tildes at this point.
Since the spike in content that came with the Reddit migration, I feel like things have slowed down. Maybe I’m wrong, I don’t have any stats to back that up.
Maybe “plateau’d” is a better phrase. There has been growth since the Reddit migration, but it has decreased since the spike. Not that that’s a bad thing
I wouldn’t say plateaued. Decreased. A number of the communities that I subscribe to seem to have fewer daily posts than they did a few weeks ago.
Just joined after sync for lemmy has been released to the public. As a sync user since it started a decade ago lemmy already feels more familiar to me than reddit. I don’t quite understand exactly how it all works just yet but I can definitely see myself using this over reddit.
IMO, sync for lemmy should be automatically pushed to all sync for reddit devices.
It kinda did via a push notification, but IIRC Google Play ToS won’t allow a developer to suddenly change an app’s functionality significantly
I still use Sync for reddit. (with the revanced mod where you can import your own API key)
No need to understand the details really. Just post, comment, and subscribe to communities.
Feel free to make an account on another instance like lemm.ee (a general sensible instance) or lemmy.cafe (run by a guy, new) or a country-based instance where people of that country congregate. You might do this to keep your interests or purposes for the accounts separate or in case the lemmy.world server is down (even for a short while), or to potentially access defederated instances and their communities.
Does your username automatically carry over to different instances? Or do you need to create a new account for each?
For now if you want another account, you just make another (with any username you want, I have an account with the same username on lemm.ee). It’s possible to port subscriptions and blocked users and communities to a new account using some software. While that is useful, it’s not a proper account migration.
However keep in mind you can mostly access most other instances from your home instance. In that case your username (and instance) ‘carry over’.
On the off chance lemmy.world has defederated from an instance, and you can’t access it, you can join another general, neutral instance like lemm.ee
Enough of the subreddits I enjoyed are here in some variation, enough so I haven’t been to Reddit in weeks. I’m fine with that.
Is anyone else having trouble with the “show context” button? When someone replies to you, it only shows what they said. When you click “show context”, it… only shows what they said. The only way to see what you said is to copy their reply and “show rest of comments” and then search for it - that is if it isn’t on an instance that hides replies after the second level.
I’m on jerboa and linking to the parent of a reply shows me the context, but the thread indenting is reversed - instead of replies being indented to the right, all the parents are successively indented to the left instead.
Little bugs here and there, but I’m an optimist so I think it will get ironed out in time.
Experiencing the same, hope someone reports it.
Yeeeeeeah. I feel like it used to work, and then something changed lately and it’s super unreliable. Or rather it never works anymore
Ironically it is now working for this comment.
Does it not depend on the app?
I felt like it was working briefly on my instance and now it’s not again…
Just checked the issues and I don’t see anything about context for the latest version. I think the devs are unaware.
I’ve only seen one thread which felt completely like Reddit. The community was for the alien comics, and the comics were taking a dig at imperial units vs metric units. Nothing wrong with that, it was all in good fun and jest.
The comments though were toxic frankly. If you said you liked both systems and provided reasons, you were buried in downvotes. If you discussed some upsides of the imperial system, you were ridiculed to be a child. Even if you were an engineer and you provided a lengthy explanation, it was met with derision. And then there were all the logically inconsistent arguments and the notion that Americans were simultaneously idiots but also apparently complete geniuses with how complex they made the imperial system out to be.
I’m thankful it was just the one thread. All of the politics threads I’ve viewed have been more civil and open to discussion (and I consume a fair bit of political news). Lemmy, until that thread, felt like a place where nuanced opinions and discussions were encouraged and upvoted. I hope it’s just a one off.
I can imagine people who would get mad about imperial units are mad because that system already has had many people arguing for it. That’s how it still persists, despite causing problems. The fact is that metric is definitely more logical but that isn’t even its true strength. Its strength is in universal adoption, like all standards.
I’m guessing from experience that most people on lemmy are more collectivist in nature. Most people here seem to be anti-apple, against big business, and pro Linux and other systems meant to empower the common person, the underdog.
I have noticed repeatedly that people who seem hellbent on being “objective” rub me the wrong way. Not because I am against objectivity, but because they come across as condescending and in support of an argument I’ve heard a million times and I fully reject. So yeah, I’m guessing people might have thought you were in favor of the imperial system and just wanted to “seem” like you were being fair. /shrug
Of course the rebuttal you have could include something like “I’m just trying to provide information and encourage people to think for themselves”. Sure, you might totally be doing that. But for people who already know what you’re talking about, they might think you’re being disingenuous. On reddit I felt like that constantly. So far I luckily don’t feel that much here. I hope that sort of feeling stays on reddit as it really sucks.
I think the metric argument can be a logical discussion, but it can also devolve into a cultural argument, which is what I think has happened here. I’m obviously biased towards the imperial system since I grew up with it, but not so much to call it superior by any means. I think there’s places where it adds value is all.
I guess I could’ve said something about still liking the metric system and thinking it was perfect for science, but it honestly didn’t cross my mind to be that explicit. Since Lemmy is generally more intellectual and not as simplistic, I didn’t think I needed to be.
Perhaps my real mistake here wasn’t recognizing just how passionate some people get about this haha
See this is what I like about Lemmy. People actually seem open to dialogue. I appreciate your response.
I grew up with the imperial system, I just hate that it feels uselessly different to most of the world. I care more about interoperability. “What is that in Celsius?” Is a question I hate asking myself. “What’s the next larger size wrench to a 3/8 inch?” Is another. It’s not a huge deal, if I had to work with wrenches every day I’d get used to it… it’s the idea that standards have one job imo: making shit easier. Reducing cognitive load and communication issues. So since imperial is globally unpopular, I wish we’d just kill it. I am fine with people using it in niche cases they feel it makes sense, I just don’t enjoy it being everywhere in the US, it often feels like a barrier.
See this is what I like about Lemmy. People actually seem open to dialogue. I appreciate your response.
Yes exactly!
And I see what you mean, and it is a good point. I don’t see it as an important distinction in my field, so long as people label their units. But I can imagine in just common communication worldwide, it must be a pain point.
If the US were going to change, I think we’d have to first accept that it’s going to be a long process. We’d need a generation or two to be fluent in both, and we make it a norm for everyone to provide both units in communication. That’ll get us enough people where for everyday use at least, we can just do metric. Industry would be more challenging to change, especially since so much equipment is designed for imperial.
Edit: Oh and I just wanted to say, I really appreciate your open mind and politeness when it comes to discussing difference of opinion.
Not to sound like a jerk but I don’t understand what most people expected. All new sites start slow. Facebook was slow at the beginning. Reddit too. It’s not like they had millions of users and subs day one. We have the responsibility to build up this community. We want a site like Reddit but without the u/spez crap. So we better start building it up and complain less. Criticism is ok but saying “it’s slower than Reddit” is kinda useless and obvious.
Reddit got a burst of users when digg did stupid shit. Now Reddit’s doing stupid shit and…
Reddit was also like Lemmy is now when it first started.
Woah now hold on there mate, this is the internet, you can’t go making sense, it’s just not the done thing!
Also it’s definitely not slower than Reddit. Reddit was tiny for a couple of years. I’m not certain, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we already have more users than Reddit did before the Digg/Slashdot migrations, and those took a few years.
Best thing is, lemmy is open source. You can submit your feedback and code to the devs.
i disagree. Lemmy is quickly getting better.
I’m hating all the Reddit spillover commenters that take the internet way too fucking seriously. They were easily the worst part of Reddit.
When I first seeked asylum here, people were being sarcastic in the comments and everyone knew, dark humour was being pushed, and there were no Well Actually Guys around. Now there’s a big uptick in petty “discussions”, know-it-alls, and those losers that break your comment up gaslit straw man style, to just put words in your mouth to try make you look like an asshole.
I’m hating all the Reddit spillover commenters that take the internet way too fucking seriously.
Says the person ranting about Reddit users destroying Lemmy. Maybe you’re part of your own problem.
They were easily the worst part of Reddit.
That would be /u/spez, but okay, bro.
When I first seeked asylum here, people were being sarcastic in the comments and everyone knew, dark humour was being pushed, and there were no Well Actually Guys around.
First of all, it’s not your internet. Not everyone is as “intelligent” as you think you are and sarcasm is actually hard to detect in text.
Second of all, not everyone appreciates dark humour because it can be very.offensive, just like using derogatory terms like “Well Actually Guy”. If you want people on Lemmy, you need to make it a safe space for all.
Also, your account is only 5 weeks old.
Now there’s a big uptick in petty “discussions”
So, now you’re just anti-discourse? How is Lemmy meant to grow if comment section are empty, you bigot?
know-it-alls
Again, derogatory.
and those losers that break your comment up gaslit straw man style, to just put words in your mouth to try make you look like an asshole.
Oh, shit.
Finally, the fun kind of schizoposting!
Ngl this made me laugh
Well, a couple months ago there were nice reddit apps. If it weren’t for that, lemmy would probably still be a ghost town. Now that being said, I’m happy I’m here and will continue to contribute and I’m so happy that I was able to get the username I did!
I reckon after all is said and done, the biggest issue I had with Reddit is that people felt they had to be heard. Like, we just needed to know that you also thought that certain thing (“came here to say this”) or that you are morally superior to everyone else (“oh but I don’t do it that way OP”). It’s 90% of the reason the content on Reddit had deteriorated, because people crave the attention, and thus the imaginary number going up.
Now I’m not saying Lemmy is different. In fact, I fully expect it to go the same way. But right now, there are far fewer people here who just have to give their opinion (I see the irony), and therefore less shit to wade through to get to actually good content.
As an example, look at the top comment on any default sub post on Reddit. It will have heaps and heaps of replies that are just valueless crap. This is what makes Reddit seem “faster” than Lemmy. The reality is that most of it is fluff, most of it is irrelevant to you.
This is what I wanted to say which is why I came here! Plz upvote me?
Reddit just makes it very obnoxious. Like, there are ways to let someone know you thought the same way, like naturally and organically continuing a discussion by saying “yeah I thought the same and yadda yadda yadda” something that feels like an active conversation is happening. That’s not Reddit, not anymore. Everyone has megaphones and they’ve got to announce every single thing that they’re doing, it’s about as obnoxious as FB users who feel like they’ve got to share where they checked in, where they dined at, what food they ate .etc .etc
Only, as you’ve pointed out, it’s with opinions and having this need to feel validated. It’s worse by how many ways a Reddit user wants to feel validated, particularly with their karma system. They feel the more karma they have, the more ‘superior’ they are.
I’ve said it before, for as gigantic as all of those platforms are. They sure do say a lot of nothing.
