We all know about how Reddit closed-sourced back in 2017 and will be killing off third-party apps this July, what will Lemmy.ml do to avoid facing the same fate? Reddit started off like this (open, aiming for freedom) and it all went downhill from there.
A better official app? Lol.
Seriously, though, it’s tough to say. I’m still unfamiliar with a lot of things here, and I’m not 100% sure it all works (but I do have an idea). I guess for me the biggest thing that turned me away from Reddit is the toxicity (in many, not all, subs) as well as the latest issue that felt like it was forcing me to do something I didn’t really want without a significant benefit. I’m not sure the latter can happen here, though, because of the way it’s set up. And it looks like the moderation team here is nowhere like the “top mods” of Reddit, although I have to admit I don’t know a lot about stuff here to have a good opinion.
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Another thing is does lemmy, the community, want to go mainstream? I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with that. It’s just that I’ve been on Reddit for years and this is the first time I’ve heard of lemmy (or else I’d have joined long before).
From what I’ve read on Lemmy and Tildes, both communities want more people so it’s more active but not too many that it ruins the site. I’m one of the recent Reddit refugees and I agree that Reddit is extremely toxic. Any time I would make a comment or post on there I would get torn to shreds over little to nothing. I’m definitely looking for a replacement for Reddit, hopefully Lemmy can be it!
I apologize for deleting my comment. I felt I was too new to have valid opinions on the matter. I got used to reddit picking apart comments lol (just like what you mentioned). I’m still not used to the community here.
I’m staying with lemmy, tbh. The community is refreshing. They actually seem to encourage (mature/open) discourse here. I wasn’t as active in reddit as I am here in less than 24 hours. Lmao. I still miss some of the subs I frequent and they’ll probably be the reason I’ll still pop up in reddit from time to time.
I’ve been on Reddit for over 10 years at this point but I only have a handful of comments and posts there because of the culture there. That being said… the culture here seems very different! I’ve heard some people describe it as a “small town feel.”
Our opinions have always been valid, they just haven’t been welcome. There is certainly a difference between providing feedback on your comment and tearing it to shreds. (My response to your top level comment really was just a +1 bump to what you said)
I’ll also miss some subs I frequented, although it sounds like some subs are going to permanently shut down depending on how the next few weeks go with the API, 3rd party apps, and old.reddit.com
Personally I’m hoping Lemmy grows a little bit more so it has a larger more active community while maintaining that “small town feel.” I could definitely see myself staying here for the long haul if there is enough content and discussions to engage in.
P.S. it’s also cool that Beehaw has downvotes disabled and you can turn off viewing scores altogether in your settings.
This is actually pretty accurate based on the short time I’ve spent here. Honestly, it’s pretty nice.
Thank you for saying this. I guess I needed to hear that. lol. It would be amazing if lemmy grows a bit more - more activity would be nice. That’s my only concern rn, tbh. Hoping we both enjoy our time spent here!