• nackmack@plesiosaur.net
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    1 year ago

    @liaizon @technology I wasn’t big on twitter, but when Mastodon got popular in the wake of the twitter migration I saw an opportunity to capture back some of the joy in connecting with others that I felt had been kind of robbed over the years. Have been quite enjoying running a mastodon instance and now that lemmy and kbin are getting popular I want to keep things going!

  • Pekka@feddit.nl
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    I actually found Lemmy trough comments on Tweakers.net (A Dutch website about tech news). I was reading about the Reddit API changes and how Reddit was dealing with App developers, and felt like it was worth trying an alternative.

    I tried Mastodon half a year ago, but it always felt like I was on the wrong server and I did not want to deal with using multiple accounts. The whole Federation setup feels a lot smoother here on Lemmy.

  • Had been eyeballing it for a awhile already. Just needed a little bit of a push to make the jump and start actually taking the time to grok the concept.

    I’ve done social community migrations probably 2 or 3 times though already (Usenet -> Forums -> Social Media), so this all feels pretty old hat to me. Unlike previous Reddit revolts, Lemmy strikes me as an actually useable alternative, especially since other Fediverse communities can help pad out content while the site still tries to build out its own legs and specializations.

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    Hello! I’m a very ordinary person, found That Other Site from Digg and now am bumbling around here. I had a look at Mastodon a while back but didn’t make the leap until this week. I was just going to do the two days, but what happened with Apollo specifically was so shitty I’m making a permanent move away. Initially I was on Mastodon but I kept seeing Lemmy recommended and here I am. I don’t fully understand the Fediverse or how I’ve ended up with three instances, but I’m enjoying learning. Such a friendly place! Thanks!

  • Compgeek@lemmy.world
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    The specific point for me was the attacks on @christianselig@mastodon.social from that dumpster fire of a website.

    I had been looking at Mastodon since @deviantollam@defcon.social spoke so highly of it and the platform it provides for marginalised groups but personally dislike the microblogging format, and when looking for Reddit alternatives it seemed like Lemmy would be a catch all for me. Looking forward to the integration getting tighter to expand discussions across the fediverse.

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      @Compgeek thank you for the reply! This is really interesting to hear what specific moments in time cause such drastic change in our ability to reach different communities.

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        I think federation is the future of user-created content sharing, it just was always a bit ‘early’ for me when replacing existing social media and not having my existing networks there. I think the Reddit/Lemmy mindset being around connection over interests instead of with specific people reduces that friction and the technology is mature enough for prime time (scaling issues aside).

        It’s an exciting time for the internet!

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          I am really impressed with how quickly it feels like people are getting the hang of this part of the fediverse!

  • infinityto1@kbin.social
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    I’ve known about mastodon, but had never been a fan of microblogging…but I found out about kbin.social on a subreddit and I like the fediverse a whole lot more already. This should have been how social media was from the start, but I’m looking forward to seeing how it grows!

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      Same. I have no interest in twitter and the like, I do like reddit and the like though. So kbin works for me