I'm a southmerican engineering student, 19.
this post was submitted on 10 May 2024
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I'm on Lemmy and I'm also hyperopic. Therefore, Lemmy is a community with at least one hyperopic.
56, in Alabama. Pharmacist. Use Pop!_OS on a System76 Darter Pro. I've never used Reddit but I'm a regular on Mastodon and Pixelfed. Also use X. No other social media.
In my 40s, do software development for a living.
Same
I'm imagine people in tech are inherently over-represented on niche social platforms. Although, I do find that lemmy tends to have a political aspect to it as well that makes it attractive to people who might not care about stuff like open source.
I'm a 30 foot tall lumberjack from Antarctica
Gen Z weeb from FL living in CA for a couple years now, almost went the IT route and finished trade school but ended up just working a part time service job to have more free time at the cost of being poorer lol
relatable haha
Iโm not like other people on here, but here I am.
Engineering student in Sweden.
Politics in !memes (even over non-political topics). Plenty of engagement in the comments. People want to argue like they're on twitter. Friendly comment sections on non-political posts (if it stays that way). Insert something to do with communism/the west here. Cross-instance posting provides variety. Active mods prevent abuse of the rules. High quality memes. High quality posts. High quality comment sections. The app you use dictates how good your interaction with the website is. (I recommend Voyager, my daily driver.) Lemmy's been better since the reddit exodus a few years ago. You could wait 2-3 days before new content hit your home page back in the day. Sub to communities you're interested in so its easier when you come back.
Late 30s woman in Australia. Work in tech adjacent field. Progressive leftie.
Used Reddit for news, memes and funnies. Here for the same. Sometimes get involved in discussion but more often than not get too angry and have to put the phone down. Feel like you can have better discussions here than the old place, but I've noticed an uptick in right wing nut jobs and incels.
Absence of low effort 'this' and copypastas style responses is great. But I'm seeing a bit of that coming over too.
A piece of tasteless Moroccan filth who despises his country so much and spends time finding as many interesting communities to fit into and discuss about as possible to escape the horrors known as reality.
I'm an early 40s guy who moved north to get away from the city and live a more relaxed life in a small town. I'm liking it so far except the country music that my new job has on the radio but I'm doing more physical work again which is better for my health than sitting on my ass all day as a manager at my last job.