• Jeffrey
    18·
    4 years ago

    If you do need to browse Reddit you can use Teddit, it is a FLOSS alternative front-end that does not require JavaScript.

  • throwaway284921384
    12·
    4 years ago

    I do enjoy the fact that Lemmy is federated as I feel like that is the solution long term, rather than placing hands in the power of a few people with other things like Reddit. Decentralization for the win! POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

    • asciiphil
      10·
      4 years ago

      Another good reason is the sheer quantity of bullshit you can read on Reddit. Most people talk, talk, and they really don’t know a shit of what they’re talking about.

      That’s just a factor of the size of the site, though. If Lemmy gets big, even if it’s widely distributed, there’ll be large communities with tons of people, most of whom won’t know what they’re talking about.

      Community-wise, you can do just fine on Reddit if you curate your subreddits carefully. (And I happen to think that Reddit’s interface is more conducive to useful discussion than many other places, like Facebook or web forums.)

      IMHO, the biggest advantage of Lemmy over Reddit is the federation. I think Reddit gets a lot right, and those things plus federation might well make for my ideal link/discussion site.

  • DessalinesA
    9·
    4 years ago

    Do new reddit too, I’m curious to see how much worse it is than even old reddit.

    • onlooker
      10·
      4 years ago

      Not the OP, but this is how it looks like on my machine:

      Not much better.