Dusk

Who here is NOT from Reddit?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/90309

Who here is NOT from Reddit? - sh.itjust.works

It seems to me that most people here are from Reddit or looking for alternatives to Reddit. I dislike social media in general, but this is like — if I can call it this — a niche community on the internet. That appeals to me somehow. It would be nice to see who’s here for the sake of Lemmy itself, like myself. [Edit] An addition: I could be wrong about most people being from Reddit. I don’t know that.

Jun 14, 2023 at 4:08pmWeb
Show threadimaqtpieJun 14, 2023
How did you find out about Lemmy?
Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023
On one of those fediverse explorers. I used Pleroma for a very short while before this. I just gave Lemmy a shot because it wasn't too popular.
Show threadimaqtpieJun 14, 2023
Cool. I guess I know who to ask if I decide to dip my toes into one of the other fediverse platforms
Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023
Thanks 😸
Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023
that is true. for the most part, lemmy is designed for lemmy, unlike most of those platforms built for interconnectivity.
Show threadGreen 🍏Jun 14, 2023
A comment on r/reddit from u/spez
Show threadsquirrelJun 14, 2023

I registered here a few days before the reddit blackout because the admin of my instance posted about lemmy on mastodon.

So, I'm not directly from reddit, but I am/was also an active reddit user

Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023
Were there any discussions about Lemmy on Reddit during that time?
Show threadTyweleJun 14, 2023
There were plenty of mentions of Lemmy during the lead up to the blackout.
Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023
I see.
Show threadsquirrelJun 14, 2023
I didn't notice any mention of Lemmy on the subreddits that I followed
Show threadN0TaR0B0TJun 14, 2023
Oddly enough, though I saw Lemmy mentioned on several of my subs, the first one I saw it on was on r/WitchesVsPatriarchy. You wouldn't think.
Show threadabrasiveteapotJun 14, 2023
Techy subs like linux ones were talking about lemmy for a solid week before the black out (could have been longer I wasn't counting)
Show thread220andLessJun 14, 2023
I came from Reddit. Hoping to find and help build up a good alternative.
Show threadJames_HarmonyJun 15, 2023
Just like on askreddit. “Not an X but…” I mean. Im from reddit too, so no complaints
Show threadTrue BlueJun 14, 2023
I came here because of the reddit situation, but I didn't come from reddit. I just heard about of bunch of people thinking about going to lemmy and thought it might be fun to try it out.
Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023
that's the spirit
Show threadoshitwaddupJun 14, 2023
I've been following lemmy for a few years now, waiting for it to become a viable reddit replacement
Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023

that's interesting. but:

  • why is it that you waited for lemmy in particular?

  • why wait at all, if it was already up? in other words, what does viable mean to you, for you to have come here now? i doubt that the reddit traffic has decreased that significantly.

Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023

note to self:

° the bullet points look hideous.

° it's probably a jerboa thing.

° never use them again.

Show threadoshitwaddupJun 14, 2023
I like this forum/link aggregator form factor and i prefer open source software and federation, but there wasn't enough content and the app wasn't good enough to be as addictive as reddit. Now there's enough new content and jerboa is in a much more usable interface
Show threadThomasJun 14, 2023
I came because of Reddit shutting down 3rd party apps but I know about lemmy before. I like self hosting and have self hosted a matrix server for probably a year now, and when twitter blew up I heard about mastodon and searched for a Reddit version. However, I am lazy as shit so I didn't bother to set up an instance until a couple days after the reddit news. Honestly it was probably for the best, I probably would have been put of by the tankie stuff. I do feel lucky to have been here before 100 instances though, It was so barren before the influx of Redditors, rarely would a post hit 100 upvotes. It's incredible how much it has changed in the last few days.
Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023
that's pretty cool! i never got to see the barren version of lemmy. the version right now is the best state of lemmy for me. i like the cozy atmosphere. i know that will change, but by the time there's been a major change i'd be a part of the larger community of users. so that's great.
Show threadJck2905Jun 14, 2023
I actually had researched Lemmy before the reddit drama sense I do a fair amount of self-hosting. The reddit drama reminded me of this little corner. Maybe I’ll host my own instance when I beef up the server.
Show threadDuskJun 14, 2023
what do you host atm? (if you're willing to share)
Show threadJck2905Jun 15, 2023
Of course! On the front end for friends and family I host plex and overseerr. Obviously all the arrs and everything in the background to make that work easily for people like my parents. Also running Pi-hole, vaultwarden, couple different back up services, vpn, all that fun stuff. Next project is setting up something for ebooks and maybe lemmy.
Show threadDuskJun 16, 2023
that's really cool!
Show threadIuseArchbtwJun 14, 2023
I am definitely here because of reddit, but I knew that it existed before. I also have averzy inactive mastodon account
Show threadLegendaryBjork9972Jun 17, 2023
I'm not, I did have a Reddit account years ago though, but I deleted it. I just came here because a friend told me about this new federated type platform where you only need one account and I thought it seemed cool so here I am.