Lemmy.world grew from around 51000 total users the moment 3rd party reddit apps started to shut down on June 30 to 71000 total users at the time of this post (July 1). That’s a 40% growth in about 12 hours!
Welcome new reddit expats!
It’s so wonderful that Reddit, by making a decision that benefits no user/mod/sub, and actively harms users/mods/subs, all in the name of corporate greed, gave Lemmy the boost it needed to become a viable alternative to Reddit.
Thank you, Spez. We couldn’t have done this without you.
Spez the hero of Lemmy
Hail Spez!
But fuck you, u/spez 😆
Praise /u/spez! /s
Spez can go…
Fly a kite 😀🪁
In hell! 🔥🔥
Into a spooky forest
With tenderloin underwear.
Yes… Yes he can
If Spez was secretly trying to sabotage Reddit and boost Lemmy, would he have even done anything differently?
Given Spez extreme incompetence, he probably would have introduced a great new app and removed all ads
spez a real one fr
First comment for me! 11 years on Reddit, never talked much but lurked a lot. I can’t use their official app so I’m here now and looking forward to see the community grow!
Just registered about a week ago, Lemmy feels like Reddit was like when Digg died.
Just registered about a week ago, Lemmy feels like Reddit was like when Digg died.
I see we still have repeating comments around here lol
Yeah, it happened with one of mine too. It’s like Connect had a seizure or something
Yeah, it happened with one of mine too. It’s like Connect had a seizure or something. Might happen with this one as well
Just registered about a week ago, Lemmy feels like Reddit was like when Digg died.
Funny thread 😁
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I’m in a similar boat. Was a big lurker on Reddit for a decade and finally made the switch once Apollo went down. Really like the vibe of Lemmy so far!
Just registered about a week ago, Lemmy feels like Reddit was like when Digg died.
I mostly lurked on Reddit too but I’ve been trying to engage with this place as much as possible in order to help it grow.
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Is this just a pun or is there a way to support this instance? (Is that the right word for lemmy.world? Still trying to figure this out a little)
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In the Lemmy.world homepage sidebar there is a link to the donation page.
Thanks!
Of course m’lady.
Not a joke, you can support @ruud using the mastodon.world Patreon or OpenCollective. See the below blog post for more:
We definitely felt the ship groaning through all this. Thankfully the Ruud-er skillfully navigated through this, and the software update on top.
Anyways, welcome to Lemmy 17!
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Yeah, it was REALLY weird bug!
Would it be too dramatic to say it’s changed my life?
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As fellow former Redditors we should understand server issues
Lemmy 17? We’re on 0.18.0, buddy. 😆
0.18.1, guy
I’m not your guy, pal.
Ahh, look at that reply string we started. It’s feeling like home around here already.
And my axe!
Edit: Thanks for the gold, kind stranger!
You get a lemon, that’s the best I can do.
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You took it too far
Oh God lol
I’m not your pal, mate.
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He’s not your mate, budday.
I’m not your budday, muchacho.
I’m not your muchacho, partner
Hopefully this doesn’t interrupt the flow, but I definitely read this in Jamie Tartt’s voice.
And not a moment too soon!
i have been using saidit becasue i said something edgy and got shadowbanned on one of my reddit accounts a while back. sadly saidit never grew to be as big as lemmy. but it’s still good to see decentralized platform rise again. someone mentioned aaron schwarz in a recent discussion on reddit perhaps under a post concerning reddit’s recent policy changes and baclashes, and i am glad to see aaron’s decentralization idea realizing here on lemmy.
That’s intense.
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So glad I accidentally signed up on the best server. I don’t regret my decision. Now that I have WefWef, I’m sold. Love it here. Love the server. Love the community and subscribed to multiple communities in the fediverse too. Learning a lot!
You can definitely feel it.
Scotty, divert power to stabilizers.
Might as well drop some links here for the star trek instance.
Are you watching Strange New Worlds?
As a diehard Trekkie since 1987, I can say it’s already one of my top 3 shows
Hard agree, first true trek we got after 2000
Lower Decks and Prodigy aren’t standard Trek but they’re both fantastic, too.
It was way better than expected, i am enjoying it a lot. Don’t forget to go check out the communities over at startrek.website!
A. They have a live orchestra performing quite a bit of the score, like old Trek. Makes a difference
B. They’re having fun
C. The characters work
D. Pike is sexy af
It’s a great Trek show.
Pike is just “ok”. His hair, on the other hand…
Not OP but you just convinced me to give Strange New Worlds a try, so thanks!
Hooray! Let me know what you think
Came back to this thread to say I LOVE Strange New Worlds so far! I liked Picard well enough, but just couldn’t get into Discovery after a couple tries, though I can’t articulate why (???). SNW seems to hit just right.
Same, it’s downloading now haha.
What do you think so far? I’ve been loving Strange New Worlds!
I haven’t had a chance to watch any episodes yet, but it looks pretty interesting. The kids like to hog the TVs on summer break haha.
Good for Lemmy.
I’d like to say glad to bere here, but tbh it makes me sad to leave behind my Reddit account of almost a decade.
Lemmy look promising though (and still slightly confusing :)
I burned my 11 year reddit account with edits and it felt liberating.
Give kbin a shot if you find Lemmy confusing. I found it much more approachable personally.
Same. I was 9 years 10 months deep into Reddit, just shy of putting in a dime, all through RiF, and I’ll miss some of the super niche communities I found there.
I’m glad there’s an impetus to change. I have some reservations about the fediverse, but I think it’s got the right idea and will evolve into something better itself, or help us learn more about designing social media systems for users.
I’m here!!! Fuck Reddit!!
Awesome! Awesome to the max!
Amazing. I’m sure it’ll keep growing too
Using Wefwef myself and lemmy.zip…both have been snappy as I was accustomed to using Apollo.
