I’ve tried explaining Lemmy to people and they do not understand. They are like “just use reddit bro”
I stopped using Reddit when the API protests happened and haven’t gone back. I honestly think Lemmy is far superior. I love seeing and interacting with the same people in varying threads. Feels like an actual community.
Sadly, that’s the reaction I’ve gotten as well. Most people I know in real life just don’t care enough to even look into it, and the fediverse in general is an incomprehensible subject to them.
The bargain I’ve made with myself is that Reddit is now a read-only adblock-only resource for me, and I’m prepared for it to go away on it’s own. I don’t post there, but I was active in several niche communities, and was a voice in the crowd on a few more popular ones (sportsball related) that don’t get a ton of traction here (though this college football season was fun. Hang in there, !cfb@fanaticus.social ), and I’m not going to completely give up checking in on things, but I engage on the Fediverse and a few forums full of crotchety old bastards who never “got” reddit in the first place.
No one IRL knows I help run a Lemmy instance and I plan on keeping it that way for now as it’s going to take too much explaining.
I’ve tried explaining Lemmy to people and they do not understand. They are like “just use reddit bro”
I stopped using Reddit when the API protests happened and haven’t gone back. I honestly think Lemmy is far superior. I love seeing and interacting with the same people in varying threads. Feels like an actual community.
“Reddit but run by non profits” is the simplest I find, even though that’s not completely accurate
“Like reddit but not owned by a single company” is how I’ve put it.
Now Reddit had straight up opened their doors for AI training, which ofc they get money for. Off the Reddit users content. Fuck you Spez.
Sadly, that’s the reaction I’ve gotten as well. Most people I know in real life just don’t care enough to even look into it, and the fediverse in general is an incomprehensible subject to them.
*sigh
I am halfway through. I deleted my old account and tried to use Lemmy, but formula1 is dead here and only on Reddit I find my dose of
heroinnewsThe bargain I’ve made with myself is that Reddit is now a read-only adblock-only resource for me, and I’m prepared for it to go away on it’s own. I don’t post there, but I was active in several niche communities, and was a voice in the crowd on a few more popular ones (sportsball related) that don’t get a ton of traction here (though this college football season was fun. Hang in there, !cfb@fanaticus.social ), and I’m not going to completely give up checking in on things, but I engage on the Fediverse and a few forums full of crotchety old bastards who never “got” reddit in the first place.
Same, but replace sportsball with hobbies and gaming
You stole my “joke” :P
I think it’s just a pretty common experience.
I am looking forward to casually dropping into the conversation that I run a social media network.