Curious for people reasons for using Lemmy instead of Reddit.

  • TheConquestOfBed@lemmy.ml
    17·
    3 years ago
    1. Big corporate web 2.0 walled gardens are trash
    2. I like the devs’ politics
    3. People here give me their precious upvotes 😼
    • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
      6·
      3 years ago

      The redesign is such a bloated mess. Reddit would be unbearable without 3rd party clients and apps. If they’d closed that off, reddit could’ve easily gone the way of digg.

  • pingveno@lemmy.ml
    16·
    3 years ago

    I’ve started using Lemmy, but I’m still mainly on Reddit. I like the open source, open platform, and federated aspects of Lemmy. There’s also the greenfield aspect, because most of the best community names are unclaimed. At the same time, Reddit has a lot of niche interest subreddits that I’ve joined over the past 11 years of me being on there, including a medium sized subreddit that I moderate. I’m not giving that up.

  • sacredbirdman@lemmy.ml
    15·
    3 years ago
    • no r/GetMotivated posts on the front page
    • no “Top livestream” in the feed
    • fewer astroturfers
    • less content (I can actually keep up and then go do something else :)
    • no ads
    • even if I could hide all that, most of the above is motivated by reddit being a corporation and how their profit-seeking functions… and that’s why the badness seeps much deeper than a few examples can illustrate
    • onlooker@lemmy.ml
      1·
      3 years ago

      no r/GetMotivated posts on the front page

      omg, I thought I was the only one who hated that sub. Oh yes, I’m sure a short quote on an overly designed background is going to solve every problem ever. And who the hell says motivation is the problem in the first place? /rant

    • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
      7·
      3 years ago

      Lemmy-UI ( this web client ) is very much my creation / thoughts on what a lean front end should be. But this doesn’t preclude anyone from building other web or smartphone clients with their own unique designs, and I very much encourage it.

      We also have sorts like New Comments, that can turn this functionally into a forum… I believe there’s even an open issue for someone to create a forum-like front end to lemmy.

  • k_o_t@lemmy.ml
    11·
    3 years ago

    in additional to all the stuff people already mentioned i wanted to add visibility

    all the threads you started are likely to receive attention, comments and votes, whereas on reddit it’s mostly your post either blows up or goes largely unnoticed

  • Graveyard Leprechaun@lemmy.ml
    11·
    3 years ago

    Honestly, I signed up immediately when I took a look at the rules of the site/Code of Conduct. And I feel like they will actually be enforced here.

  • pereputty@lemmy.ml
    10·
    3 years ago

    For me, it’s not only that it’s federated, but that it’s limited and kind of small still. It helps me curb my “social media” usage, since there is no limitless stuff to see.

    • Tmpod@lemmy.ml
      3·
      3 years ago

      Yeah that’s a perfectly valid thing. I also like the fact it is still small, though I’d love to see it blossom and grow into a bigger platform and “capture” more users from reddit.

  • ArtilectZed@lemmy.ml
    9·
    3 years ago

    The groups that interested me on Reddit all had their problems. Consistent jerks, rules, etc. Then the ‘new’ Reddit happened, which looked like it’s only purpose was to better serve ads. Deleting my accounts there felt really easy.

    Lemmy, I joined because I was more interested in seeing how this kind of site would work with federation. I check on the site a few times a week, occasionally say something or up/down vote a few posts.

  • QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz
    101·
    3 years ago

    Because I’m tired of Reddit. Also, with my own Lemmy instance I want to be a part of building a proper Reddit alternative.