I found out about Lemmy through browsing the /r/linux wiki.
I usually move on as my ADHD body doesn’t feel like setting up an account on a new social media (due to executive dysfunction); but I randomly decided to sign up.
Signing up for a new platform wasn’t as bad as I thought it would. I may just need to get used to making new accounts on foreign platforms.
Using Lemmy wasn’t as bad as I thought. It’s somewhat stable and it doesn’t seem all that bad to use an unpopular social media; the lack of an echo chamber (as a result of federation) is annoying for me to deal with, because I’m not used to it; but it’s good for getting more perspectives.
- I like the
Active
sort; it promotes discussion better thannew
. - Federation is a nice aspect.
- Lack of hypocrisy.
- Full markdown is supported!
- SVG can be posted through
<svg>
. It’s impossible to post SVG on Reddit.
- SVG can be posted through
- No Ad(vertisement)s by default.
- No predatory purchases.
- seahorse [Ohio] ( @seahorse@midwest.social ) 11•2 years ago
I looked up something like “open source reddit” and came across lemmy and decided to join and stayed. Now I run midwest.social and buckeyestate.social.
- nachtigall ( @nachtigall@feddit.de ) 10•2 years ago
I think I read about it on Mastodon.
- Gritty ( @Gritty@lemmy.ml ) 8•2 years ago
Mastodon. Privacytools.io instance when it still existed.
- MerchantsOfMisery ( @MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml ) 8•2 years ago
reddit, and also a friend of mine who makes leftist videos.
- pingveno ( @pingveno@lemmy.ml ) 8•2 years ago
I’ve been playing around with the Rust programming language on the side for a while. I started an account when I heard Lemmy was being written in Rust.
- pirateducks ( @pirateducks@lemmy.ml ) 8•2 years ago
- Canard ( @Canard@lemmy.ml ) 7•2 years ago
Through a post about Lemmy on Reddit.
- zksmk ( @zksmk@lemmy.ml ) 7•2 years ago
I honestly don’t remember. I think I was actively looking for a federated reddit-like site, because I really liked the concept of a federated platform as an alternative to the monopolistic social media giants, and I stumbled upon a link to lemmy somewhere. The project seemed great and I stayed.
- FruitFactory ( @FruitFactory@lemmy.ml ) 7•2 years ago
I started looking into Lemmy after I installed LibreWolf and it was listed as one of their socials. I already use Mastodon and Reddit is one of the few proprietary social media sites I’m still on. Lemmy seemed like a no-brainer.
- sexy_peach ( @sexy_peach@feddit.de ) 5•2 years ago
lemmy really is a no-brainer, I wonder why it’s going so slowly
- isleofmist ( @isleofmist@lemmy.ml ) 7•2 years ago
I found it on Reddit. I have been neglecting my Reddit account since joining Lemmy.
- Ora ( @ora@lemmy.ml ) 6•2 years ago
I honestly think I found it on Hacker News and joined out of curiosity. Stayed out of spite when people on the post had their hot takes on the politics.
- Storae ( @Storae@lemmy.ml ) 6•2 years ago
I searched for reddit/teddit types of apps on F-Droid, Lemy came up many times with different assistant apps as well. Upon installing it and seeing what was posted I became interested without having known what it was in the first place.
- yxzi ( @yxzi@lemmy.ml ) 5•2 years ago
I downloaded Lemmy out of curiosity when it was featured on F-Droid
- Redpandalovely ( @Redpandalovely@midwest.social ) 3•2 years ago
My boyfriend, he runs two instances.
- 🏳️🌈 Gay Legend 🏳️🌈 ( @GayLegend@lemmy.ml ) 3•2 years ago
I was following Dessalines’ work when I saw he was working in this project; it’s nice. I’m sad hexbear forked so hard federation isn’t possible but this is much more sustainable imo. Hope they’re able to get their code base in line and merge!
- TheConquestOfBed ( @TheConquestOfBed@lemmy.ml ) 3•2 years ago
Tbh, I think hexbear trying to maintain a forked codebase in perpetuity sounds like a recipe for failure given how few of their users volunteer. They should have just added a vanilla lemmy subdomain and encouraged people to migrate. Their posting power deserves to be on the fedi and not locked up on its own site.
- IngrownMink4 ( @IngrownMink4@lemmy.ml ) 2•2 years ago
They will use vainilla Lemmy soon!
- 🏳️🌈 Gay Legend 🏳️🌈 ( @GayLegend@lemmy.ml ) 2•2 years ago
Here’s to hoping, I hope they find a way to integrate the emojis though
- IngrownMink4 ( @IngrownMink4@lemmy.ml ) 2•2 years ago
This is the announcement: https://www.hexbear.net/post/159221
And yes, Lemmy’s developers want to integrate emojis too (check this tag for more info)