squirrel ( @squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de ) 96•4 months agoIt’s non-profit.
Ada ( @ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English57•4 months agoFederation. I will never use centralised social media again…
HobbitFoot ( @HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ) English31•4 months agoI don’t need a crappy first party app to use it on my phone.
LinkOpensChest.wav ( @LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 28•4 months agoI feel like there is more variety in the content here than there was on reddit. There’s less content, but it’s a lot more interesting than the stuff on reddit’s front page.
It’s also easier to find helpful people here than it was on reddit. Reddit was super arrogant and hostile compared to Lemmy.
oh man you don’t even notice the moderators here. it’s so nice, they don’t feel the need to butt into every fucking conversation
Max-P ( @Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me ) 26•4 months agoI host my own and practically nobody can take it away from me. If I want to switch to Sublinks I can. I can swap the UI if I hate the default one. And it will never have ads or data collection.
It’s a completely open platform. I can make my own algorithm. I can fork it. I can make a compatible server from scratch if I want to. It’s ours, it’s everyone’s.
hanke ( @hanke@feddit.nu ) 2•4 months agoIt being a completely open platform means there will definitively be data collection. Some entity will scrape the fediverse for data. It’s free, open and unprotected.
Max-P ( @Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me ) 1•4 months agoYeah but at least it is data that I explicitly decided to share publicly (including votes and subscriptions, because well, that’s how ActivityPub works).
I meant more like, track your IP to give you local ads, analyze your browser cursor behaviour, visit frequency, how long I stay in a thread, etc. All things the official Reddit site and apps do (and probably a big factor as to why they shut down third party apps).
To be fair self hosting Lemmy is doing the opposite of protecting my privacy since my real identity has to be tied to my domain and server providers and my credit card. But at least I’m somewhat in control of the exact information my server distributes on my behalf.
And it’s that hidden metadata that’s super valuable because it’s much more detailed.
Lad ( @AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com ) 23•4 months agoIt’s not owned by a corporation and no single entity has full control over it.
yeehaw ( @cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ) 3•4 months agoUntil some megacorp decides to start flooding it with AI shit like reddit, then we’re fucked.
Russ ( @russjr08@bitforged.space ) English23•4 months agoI guess the best way that I’d word it is, Lemmy (and the Fediverse at whole) is run by people - not a for-profit company.
Also, having decent mobile apps again is very nice.
Kierunkowy74 ( @Kierunkowy74@kbin.social ) 23•4 months agoIts federation. Even to that point, than I can reply to you when not using Lemmy at all. I am writing this from /kbin.
SorteKanin ( @SorteKanin@feddit.dk ) 1•4 months agoYea the real question should be “what’s your favourite thing about the Fediverse?”. Lemmy is just what some people use to access the Fediverse. Kinda like asking “what’s your favourite thing about Firefox” when really you mean the Internet.
SnokenKeekaGuard ( @SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 22•4 months agoNicer, kinder and less judgemental people.
I’ve had some controversial opinions here but the conversation is always civilized. It’s like people are aware that not everyone is from one culture and are willing to give people the benefit of thr doubt and not judge the language of the text. Noone is judging tone.
But even more importantly I love seeing the same people around on different communities. Kolanak, cheese greater, call me lenni, picard maneuver, blaze are all names off the top of my mind that I see everywhere. It’s like a small community.
JJLinux ( @jjlinux@lemmy.ml ) 4•4 months agoI have to say that is mostly the case. Yes, there will always be that one individual that gets offended at your different opinion, but that’s just the way of the world.
Pantherina ( @Pantherina@feddit.de ) 20•4 months agoDuplicate communities with 3 users
Remy Rose ( @MxRemy@lemmy.one ) English19•4 months agoI’ve just had a ton of really friendly and amusing interactions with people here, that’s my favorite thing. Not sure what feature Lemmy has that makes that happen though.
ComradeSharkfucker ( @sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml ) 18•4 months agoNo ads and small communies where i can run ibto people multiple times
SorteKanin ( @SorteKanin@feddit.dk ) 1•4 months agoHey I’ve seen your avatar before!
Rooskie91 ( @Rooskie91@discuss.online ) 15•4 months agoI grew up on the internet of the 90’s and 00’s. Lemmy is a far cry from that, but it’s more like the original internet than reddit or facebook. So here I am. I miss the small, interest driven internet holes you and they’re here more than on any other platform.
wuphysics87 ( @wuphysics87@lemmy.ml ) 15•4 months agoIt’s everything I would read on reddit without the bullshit.
OsrsNeedsF2P ( @OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml ) 7•4 months ago“this!”
itsmect ( @itsmect@monero.town ) 9•4 months agoplease do not bring over reddit memes. Eventually someone will not understand the irony and keep doing it for real. thanks
Moobythegoldensock ( @Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee ) 14•4 months agoNo ads