So far really confusing. But honestly I didn’t use reddit for 4 years despite having an account because I couldn’t figure out how to even begin and I only got it going thanks to boost and my spouse (no one else I know is/was on reddit). So I have hopes that over time it will sort itself out and I will have figured out how this works. Let’s see if I can even post this comment.

There’s one aspect of it that I didn’t expect, and that’s its exclusivity. Seems like this is a small, but vibrant, community of geeks, just like the whole internet was in the 90s and 2000s.

I’m not 100% sure it’ll be able to replace reddit in the area of getting advice on niche topics, but I do believe I’ll enjoy being here.

Totally digging in. I’m still trying to find the easiest way to navigate. I don’t spend nearly as long in Lemmy as I did Reddit, which is a good time. 10-15 minutes every few hours seems healthy. It satisfies that urge just enough.

Well it was confusing to begin with. I’m still not sure how to search efficiently or whatever, and I don’t know where you can quickly see the Instance themes. I’ve settled in though and I’m comfortable now. It really helps that **every **comment isn’t replied to with someone outright hostile for whatever reason. Pretty sure that’ll change once the bots realize we’re worth their time.

I have my icks. I wish thread trees were more distinct. I’m still getting the hang of the interface. But despite them there is a pleasant vibe here where you feel like you’re actually talking to people and not screaming to be heard amongst a hostile crowd.

For now, not great. It’s annoying to have 99% of my feed taken up by posts like this one. I don’t care about Lemmy, reddit, or any other related sites. I’d like to just find some actual content thanks.

I’ll tell you one thing, I kinda like that it’s small. and that I’m seeing this thread on front page second day in a row.

It’s cool to have the smaller amount of content so it all moves a little slower.

Not enough content yet but I’m contributing what I can and if everyone keeps getting their friends on Lemmy it will be amazing.

I like it but can’t wait until we stop talking about Reddit

Growing pains for sure. The power of reddit is it’s ubiquity - communities on reddit can be very granular because the critical mass has been reached for it to still function. I dont want the homepage of reddit, the social network black hole of endless scrolling, I want conversations about things I can’t discuss anywhere else. Home assistant yaml tips and the best builds in Path of Exile and whatnot. While I like the long-term implication a of lemmy, right now it’s specicially the worst part of reddit.

I like it a lot. Feels like early days Reddit. I do miss some of the niche reddit communities, but on the other hand the main lemmy continues seem much more approachable. My biggest complaint is that Lemmy can be pretty slow at times.

As a long time reddit lurker. Loving it here so far.

When I heard about it I was kind of expecting it to be contentless and bare. Oh boy was I wrong and so pleasantly surprised.

The amount and the quality of the posts and comments is very high. The people super friendly and I’m loving the sense of community and respect. Bonding over something new and exciting also enchances this feeling.

I also visit reddit now and then but I noticed my browsing sessions leave me more satisfied here on Lemmy, than on Reddit.

Obviously there are some communities that I miss, but I’m sure with time replacement tor those will start to appear.

Lemmy and the community not only fills the “gap”, but for me, it also stands by itself providing something that reddit didn’t .

Super excited about what is being created here.

Feeling good. It’s early, and I know we need to keep that in mind. That said, more of the communities I used to follow have started setting up shop here and that is a good feeling. Now with Memmy on the App-store I feel at home and don’t have much if any real reason to go back to Reddit.

It is a little difficult to find communities if they are not on your specific server and the apps are not quite there yet, but it is promising and I am happily getting settled in.

Honestly I’m kind of struggling with the concept. I’m using the connect android app but it’s just not clicking for me… how do I know if I’ve found the right community? On Reddit there was only one /r/gaming but when i search on lemmy I get lots of small communities all for the same thing across different instances. Am I misunderstanding how this works? This must be how my parents felt when i first tried explaining Reddit to them 5 years ago

it’s scratching the itch quite fine so far