By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the Reddit protests and blackouts but what exactly is going on with Reddit? Why are people protesting and why did the pro...
A video about the effectiveness of the Reddit protest
“powerless” just use Lemmy it’s not like there’s really anything meaningful to hold you on Reddit, afaik people don’t really make friends on Reddit or anything
This is what made the decision for me. All the enshittification aside- in 15 years on Reddit, I did not make one lasting relationship with another human being there, even though I tried very hard at times (via everything ranging from Secret Santa to local meetup subs, to niche interest subs, and more). I have friends online that I have only known online since the 1990s, so it’s not that I’m “un-befriendable”. Reddit allows people to form mobs, not true communities, which almost always have many subsets of friends and acquaintances, rather than a bunch of strangers who actually don’t care at all if one of their members disappears.
It depends very much on how you use reddit. E.g. there are no mental health communities here that really helped me through difficult times. There are so many specialized communities on reddit that helped me a lot, that won’t just move over here on Lemmy. I get that if you only looked at the general feed, you don’t miss out on much on lemmy. But I never used reddit like this and now I really feel like lemmy is (still) missing the best parts of reddit :/
True, but that doesn’t change the fact that if you need that kind of support right now, you’re dependent on Reddit.
And I think it’ll take a while for Lemmy to build the size of user base that makes those kinds of specialised communities viable, unfortunately. Although I very much hope it happens.
Granted – I think it’s the “(still)” remark that prompted mine.
Certainly a tough pill to swallow that to continue participating in those communities you either need to keep feeding the beast, or go wherever the majority of that community goes (which simply may not end up being Lemmy).
Yeah, thankfully that’s not the kind of community I’m looking for, but there are lots of smaller communities on reddit that I’m going to miss dearly. I’m hoping they’ll migrate over here
I was responding to “just use Lemmy, there is nothing meaningful holding you to reddit”. Sure I’m hopeful that Lemmy will grow. The comment above just annoyed me because it was suggesting that it is as easy for everyone to leave reddit. No, it’s not. But it will soon be OK, hopefully.
Yeah, it’s a really easy transition. Without watching the video, no users (and even moreso mods) are not powerless, and the fat lady absolutely has not sung yet.
“powerless” just use Lemmy it’s not like there’s really anything meaningful to hold you on Reddit, afaik people don’t really make friends on Reddit or anything
This is what made the decision for me. All the enshittification aside- in 15 years on Reddit, I did not make one lasting relationship with another human being there, even though I tried very hard at times (via everything ranging from Secret Santa to local meetup subs, to niche interest subs, and more). I have friends online that I have only known online since the 1990s, so it’s not that I’m “un-befriendable”. Reddit allows people to form mobs, not true communities, which almost always have many subsets of friends and acquaintances, rather than a bunch of strangers who actually don’t care at all if one of their members disappears.
If your username is a Pink Floyd reference I’ll be your friend
Of course it is, and also in memoriam of…lots of people, I suppose. If you like “Wish You Were Here” you probably get it.
Village vs train station
Gladly! Have a pitchfork:
Personally I don’t think Reddit or Lemmy are really the kind of place you make friends, that’s more what discord and vrchat are designed for
Reddit and similar are more about communities as a whole than individuals imo
It depends very much on how you use reddit. E.g. there are no mental health communities here that really helped me through difficult times. There are so many specialized communities on reddit that helped me a lot, that won’t just move over here on Lemmy. I get that if you only looked at the general feed, you don’t miss out on much on lemmy. But I never used reddit like this and now I really feel like lemmy is (still) missing the best parts of reddit :/
Keep in mind you’re comparing a very mature platform with one that’s literally still in alpha.
True, but that doesn’t change the fact that if you need that kind of support right now, you’re dependent on Reddit.
And I think it’ll take a while for Lemmy to build the size of user base that makes those kinds of specialised communities viable, unfortunately. Although I very much hope it happens.
Granted – I think it’s the “(still)” remark that prompted mine.
Certainly a tough pill to swallow that to continue participating in those communities you either need to keep feeding the beast, or go wherever the majority of that community goes (which simply may not end up being Lemmy).
Yeah, thankfully that’s not the kind of community I’m looking for, but there are lots of smaller communities on reddit that I’m going to miss dearly. I’m hoping they’ll migrate over here
I was responding to “just use Lemmy, there is nothing meaningful holding you to reddit”. Sure I’m hopeful that Lemmy will grow. The comment above just annoyed me because it was suggesting that it is as easy for everyone to leave reddit. No, it’s not. But it will soon be OK, hopefully.
Yeah, it’s a really easy transition. Without watching the video, no users (and even moreso mods) are not powerless, and the fat lady absolutely has not sung yet.
My account is 11 years active and I have never once made a friend on reddit haha