I like how default sort for comments is active instead of best, which was just top rated comments
that way, I see recent comments where conversation is still happening and I can participate, gives a better feeling
this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
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Since I switched to Connect for Lemmy, I'm really liking it. I found Jerboa to be a bit unintuitive, which is a reminder of how much a third-party app can mean for the enjoyment of a platform and why people have so strong feelings about their Reddit app of choice that they're willing to leave the platform if that app doesn't work anymore. I don't know if I'd have kept trying to get into Lemmy if I hadn't found Connect.
Seems OK, hoping Sync for Lemmy client adds a bit more polish, most current clients seem unfinished or a bit janky in some ways.
Ultimately, it'll just take me time to adjust to the new way of things and more users/content.
The only way I'll be going back to reddit is if I can use Sync, and that definitely isn't happening so I'll have to adjust.
Yeah, I'm just waiting for Boost for Lemmy. Boost for reddit just now completely stopped working for me, so that's the end of Reddit for me.
Good, but why are there sooo many duplicate communities?
That's simply natural with a federation-based system. If there's risk or history of defederation, different instances will naturally see similar communities grow. Initially, I intended to participate in many Beehaw's communities, but right now it's simply not possible.
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I've noticed that I come across the same posts more frequently on my front page here than on Reddit. Perhaps it would be solved as the userbase continues to grow. Other than that, I have no complaints. This platform is a perfect substitute for Reddit, if not better.
I your profile settings you can make it so you don't see posts you've already viewed before. It really helps. It doesn't automatically count something as viewed just scrolling past though. You have to interact somehow. This could be opening it, or it could be up or down voting it.
honestly I just want boost for lemmy to come out sooner so I can mindlessly scroll lemmy instead of reddit, been figuring the place out just fine
Same, but Sync for me. I'm excited to see what the apps are like.
Frankly, it's not doing much for me. I feel like the population here is looks like an IT team. Overwhelmingly male, largely white, largely het and cis. I've realized one of the things I liked about reddit was how much diversity of people there was.
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I can't tell if I'm doing something wrong or the apps just suck
I miss some nicher subs, but I really appreciate it. It's a lot less janky than I expected, and it doesn't feel empty.
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Growing pains for sure. The power of reddit is it's ubiquity - communities on reddit can be very granular because the critical mass has been reached for it to still function. I dont want the homepage of reddit, the social network black hole of endless scrolling, I want conversations about things I can't discuss anywhere else. Home assistant yaml tips and the best builds in Path of Exile and whatnot. While I like the long-term implication a of lemmy, right now it's specicially the worst part of reddit.
Not gonna lie it was really confusing to begin with, even with a guide. Partially because I dropped by kbin first.
It's aight. I just want to see all the billionaire bastards burn
I really like it, except I'm still constantly getting "network error" messages. Not sure if it's a Jerboa app glitch or if the networks are still incredibly overloaded.
For example, every comment I post will buffer for a bit then tell me there's a network error, as if my comment didn't get posted. But if I refresh the post, my comment shows up. It's going to happen this time, too.
Garbage servers, garbage content, and this place is filled with neive privacy advocacy with zero plans to make this place survive.
Unless someone steps up and starts a non profit and starts to take this shit seriously I'll be on threads once the client has more features.