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! 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.
Welcome :)
Most of us were clueless when we arrived here :)
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).
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!
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.
Welcome in!
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!
Great enjoy your time
Welcome! It’s cozy here :-)
But make sure you filter out what agitates you. For many here, that is the Tankie fraction. Lemmy has a fair bunch of left authoritarian instances with users that are prone to having unpopular takes, and being very adamant about them - if that isn’t to your liking, block out the lemmy.ml, lemmygrad.ml and hexbear.net instances to avoid most of it.
(But if you like heated discussions with delusional people, by all means, go ahead lol)
Welcome! It’s cozy here :-)
Except for the centrists and conservatives here who are terminally obsessed with tankies who feel the need to warn everyone in every single “I am new” post.
Stop
Lol i am neither centrist nor conservative. I am a Socialist, and even i am tired of the bullshit the LeftAuth is spilling all over Lemmy. Stop pretending otherwise.
I am not pretending their aren’t leftist idiots here, I am pointing out the unhealthy weird obsession some people have in this place with hating on them… especially given the flood of violent rightwing ideologies happening globally right now it feels especially disengenous.
Nah. Tankis are super sensitive, they’ll block you on their own, eliminating themselves from the conversation. It’s nothing to worry about.
CLOSE THE DOOR we’re hot boxing the place
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! Bring a friend. Bring another… No, on second thought, one is enough. No need to get crowded.
What are your usual corners?
Niche communities built around specific interests, from chess variants to linguistics projects like constructed languages. And occasionally something else, like a niche heavy music genre or something along those lines.
But I’m pretty burned out on Reddit, especially the way things are run over there
linguistics projects like constructed languages
Are you making your own? I also have a slight interest in the idea of conlangs.
There used to be a fairly active linguistics community here, but the science-themed instance it was hosted on went dark over a month ago. Hopefully it comes back.
I can’t imagine there’s not a chess sub here, surely it’s big enough?
Music wise there are some communities, maybe !obscuremusic@piefed.social fits the bill for now?
I remember seeing a toki pona community somewhere, but I’m not sure where it went.
Dark, wet and sticky
Well yep :)
Warm welcome! It’s nice to have such a place to read about topics you like and get help when needed.
Also most people here are really friendly despite a few less friendly ones.
Enjoy and try to support if you can!
