Thou art Lemmy. I am Lemmy. All that groks is Lemmy.
this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
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This is a community for general discussion where you can get your bearings in the fediverse. Discuss topics & ask questions that don't seem to fit in any other community, or don't have an active community yet.
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Even me? Wow
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.
I'm just trying to find the snack bar.
I really hope this will stay that way and this isn't just a hype...
I really really hope so too. It seems like some amount of people have gone back to reddit, but if I'm being honest I really don't think that platform is for me anymore. I think it's in everyone's best interests for this to keep growing as it is.
I'm extremely glad such an awesome alternative existed when we needed somewhere to go.
I also have to say this feels more like a true community than redddit as a whole ever did.
It feels good here. There is potential to flourish into something good, with positive intentions. Let's hope the fediverse continues to grow.
And it feels fresh
When I joined Lemmy one year and some months ago (the instance I'm talking from), this wasn't a desert, but this wasn't a living place either. Maybe I didn't subscribe to some communities, but I could see two or three new posts per day, with a couple of comments in the best case scenario. I didn't do my part either as much as I'm doing it now.
But now, between holding poop for 3 days, or eating beans, or the abundance of users on every instance, this is a neverending party, and I'm happy. I'm still not doing my part posting, but I comment very often. And I even have one account on two instances each (is that correctly said?).
With correct mods, with wholesome admins and with polite users, even disagreeing, these places will be forever my virtual home.
Glad to be here! Thank you too.
You're welcome
Happy to be here
You are welcome!
I'm only here because of you. This goes both ways.
<3
I'm still waiting for the tech communities to migrate here. I mean - tech unrelated to web and this platform. There are lots of very busy people who just don't follow everything that is happening around. I've seen a post on Reddit that just linked here, and since I really, really do hate Reddit owners, I created an account here to see if it can replace Reddit with my work included.
I'm glad there's some traffic here. But well, I haven't even found a way to search for a specific community. That makes more serious use a little tricky. I hope the features will appear here soon.
I tried the tildes, but same thing. It's like "general purpose", it's hard or impossible to find a specific community.
And that's exactly the things Reddit killed - specific community forums. And well, most of what's left of them remains still on Evil Corp.
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