I run a few groups, like @fediversenews@venera.social, 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 spurs 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.
I think having already used Mastodon, albeit mostly as a lurker, helped, but I didn’t find it difficult at all to get up and running on Lemmy and subscribe to a bunch of communities.
On the desktop version, thanks to not having loads of useless scripts, ads and other “stuff” on the page like Reddit does, Lemmy’s interface loads quicker in my browser than Reddit’s and is more responsive. I have had a few hiccups with Jerboa logging me out of my account and images appearing too small to view, but in general, it works well - fast, clean interface, no distractions.
The one downside really is that the content that was (is, but not accessible) on Reddit is not here yet, but that will change with time. Still, the atmosphere is much better, and I feel much more inclined to post here as there aren’t the hordes of people waiting to tear someone down who has a different opinion (cough, Reddit…) So overall, pretty good and glad I finally stumbled upon Lemmy.
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A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.
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I think having already used Mastodon, albeit mostly as a lurker, helped, but I didn’t find it difficult at all to get up and running on Lemmy and subscribe to a bunch of communities.
On the desktop version, thanks to not having loads of useless scripts, ads and other “stuff” on the page like Reddit does, Lemmy’s interface loads quicker in my browser than Reddit’s and is more responsive. I have had a few hiccups with Jerboa logging me out of my account and images appearing too small to view, but in general, it works well - fast, clean interface, no distractions.
The one downside really is that the content that was (is, but not accessible) on Reddit is not here yet, but that will change with time. Still, the atmosphere is much better, and I feel much more inclined to post here as there aren’t the hordes of people waiting to tear someone down who has a different opinion (cough, Reddit…) So overall, pretty good and glad I finally stumbled upon Lemmy.