It really feels like Lemmy is alive because of you.
When I first checked out Lemmy, I wasn’t expecting there to be so much content, so much discussion, and so much community. But I’ve spent the better part of two days glued to my screen, browsing content all day. I’ve seen so many posts, so many interesting discussions about the fediverse, and of course, plenty of memes. It really feels like the start of something incredible.
I’ve gotta get back to work soon, but wow. I think this whole fediverse thing really is the next step for social media. If I find some extra time, I’ll definitely consider contributing to Lemmy’s source code to help this project and the FOSS ecosystem grow.
Lemmy definitely scratched the Reddit itch for me, and I don’t see myself going back. Unfortunately however, it is still a huge container of information that I still find myself relying on if I need to search for something.
The information contained in past posts and comments on Reddit is immense. Usually, the easiest way for me to find advice is a Google search that includes “Reddit” in the search field. It almost always returns a comment with exactly the information I was looking for
I was looking for support for a network issue and google returned me to several Reddit posts. Everyone of them was deleted or the sub was private. It’s usefulness it’s diminishing real quick.
as a software dev this also make me sad, but I hope chatgpt can fill that gap left by reddit
ChatGPT was probably trained on that data. ChatGPT remembers… like an elephant.
If the sub is private, you can add “cache:” to the very beginning of the URL. Before the https. That will grab a cached version of before it went private, very helpful. Not sure if it works for deleted stuff tho.
I never expected Lemmy to feel this great. Sure, it’s not as big as the endless sea of Reddit, but I like that. It’s feels more close knit, and like an actual community.
Am I doing something wrong, I just see the same posts over and over even when sorting differently?
I actually prefer this way, it means that there are less bots and more genuine content.
Try sorting by Top: 6 Hours, that keeps things a little fresher. Also you could sort by New, but that can get overwhelming depending on the level of activity.
Just checking in on your 12h old post. Did you get it sorted?
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Try to do top 12hours instead, it’s where the middle ground is.
I remember when I first joined Reddit it was much the same, but as it got more crowded my front page started becoming fresh more frequently.
You too. I am done with corporate social media. I’m in the process of deleting accounts from FaceBook and Instagram.
I absolutely prefer Lemmy and Mastodon to their corporate counterparts 🤮…
This is my first comment since joining. While I was always fine being mostly a lurker on Reddit for 12 years or so, I feel more invested in the smaller conversations going on here. Yeah, I like a long drawn out thread but the fact that there isn’t much jockeying for karma or making jokes just to kind of “meme along” makes it feel more authentic. Forums and discussion boards are always going to be filled with inanity and jokesters, it’s been that way since BBSes and usenet in the 90s but the federated nature of Lenny and others feels more natural and reflective of actual social groups, rather than ones forced into boxes or walled gardens like so much of the internet these days. Thanks everyone.
I was there for the great Digg to Reddit migration and now the great Reddit to Lemmy migration.
They can destroy our aggregators but they’ll never be able to destroy our community. 🤌
Lemmy could be the solution we needed all along. No company can take it away - if the community remains the platform does too.
I mean, nothing is forever.
As cheesy as that sounds, it’s especially true in tech.
Someone can/will come along and fuck up Lemmy too eventually, probably.
Gonna take like 15 years though so for now, the the place to be.
Except Dave. You know what you did.
Man, fuck Dave.
It feels good here. There is potential to flourish into something good, with positive intentions. Let’s hope the fediverse continues to grow.
Just a reminder that Lemmy is intended to not be addictive. Go out and enjoy your life. Lemmy will be here when you’re pooping or when you have downtime, you don’t need to be glued to it
Messaging from the pooper.
I feel so included. :)
But I’m about to travel and will not poop for 3 days at least /s
The performance seems to be a lot better than it was a few days ago as well :) I am not sure if it is because it is daytime and everyone is working but either way!
ETA: Thanks for all the hard work!
Even given the circumstances of us being brought here (overt, stubborn, and shameless corporate greed), also glad folks are here. My hopes for lemmy is to be the community center of the internet. Let us not merely be lemmings, let us be lemminites.
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And it feels fresh
so fresh and so clean
so fresh and so clean-clean
Lurking until I figure out how I want Lemmy to fit into my world.
Love ya lemmy
