Chris TrottierJun 12, 2023

Redditors, how do you like Lemmy?

https://beehaw.org/post/521802

Redditors, how do you like Lemmy? - Beehaw

I run a few groups, like @[email protected], mostly on Friendica. It’s okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has. Currently, I’m testing jerboa, which is an Android client for Lemmy. It’s in alpha, has a few hiccups, but it’s coming along nicely. Personally, I hope the #RedditMigration sours adoption of more Fediverse server software. And I hope Mastodon users continue to interact with Lemmy and Kbin. All that said, as a mod of a Reddit community (r/Sizz) I somewhat regret giving Reddit all that content. They have nerve charging so much for API access! Hopefully, we can build a better version of social media that focuses on protocols, not platforms.

Show threadagreenbhmJun 12, 2023
I dislike the idea of multiple communities for the same topic spread across multiple instances. Sure, you can subscribe to multiple communities, but that's just extra overhead. I'm hopeful reddit backs down after the protest (as unlikely as it may be) and will probably go back to using it regardless. Social media is about content, and unless the is a dramatic shift away from reddit being the content hub that it currently is, nothing else will be as useful.
Show threadAurixJun 12, 2023
There is a good chance users will flock to the biggest one and we won't have the doubling issue.
Show threadagreenbhmJun 12, 2023
Yes, that probably right. But it also goes against one of the supposed benefits of the Fediverse. Which makes the whole distributed system thing a bit pointless.
Show threadChris Trottier
Eh, Mastodon is currently 80% of the Fediverse. Lemmy today just moved above 100,000 users -- which is a big deal, but it's no Mastodon. Even if everyone on Lemmy congregates to one server, that's more diversity for the Fediverse.
Jun 13, 2023 at 12:03amWeb