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.
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, it is the place to be.
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
on duckduckgo I use
site:reddit.comand the results will only include links to reddit, I find it better than Reddit’s search (duh)
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
I’m only here because of you. This goes both ways.
<3
It seems like with no algorithms, and a set of common sense guidelines that Federated instances have, we can all learn to understand and respect each other better. Breaking free of billionaire, fossil fuel mafia and hostile anti-democracy government controlled manipulation is what freedom is all about. I love it.
I honestly doubted I’d be able to stay away from reddit. I’ve tried many times before. I’ve deleted 5 major accounts since 2012.
But Lemmy seems to have been the nicotine patch I’ve needed. Haven’t been on Reddit outside google searching for info, which isn’t going away for me personally.
Only thing I actually miss is baseball and my team sub.
Wow this is me exactly. Finding Lemmy to be a breath of fresh air, but the main thing I’m fiending for is my Mariners community. Really hoping [email protected] gets some traction. I was a Sync for Android user and the developer is shifting to Lemmy and that is exciting. I still have not caved and downloaded the Reddit app, so that’s a win.
You should create a community for your team so when people come here looking they’ll find a community ready to welcome them
I’ve tried to do this but can’t seem to find a clear and concise guide. From what I read, only admins can create communities?
Check out our baseball community’s sidebar for your favorite team. Try searching [email protected] (and give it a minute if someone on your instance hasn’t already found us).
Fanaticus is a sports-only instance. We’ve ported over a game bot and have created communities for all the major sports teams. If you’re interested in moderating one of the communities, just ask!
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using an URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]
Ah I didn’t realise you had to be an admin. Maybe reply to the below thread with a proposal for your community
Who’s your team? Check out the sidebar on [email protected] Fanaticus is a sports-only instance which helps keep us insulated from any defederation drama. We’ve got all the communities set up just waiting for our fellow fans to join us! We also have game bots and are actively developing new features.
If you’re interesting in modding your team’s community, just post in there asking. The community may seem bare right now but why a little TLC you can make it a home for your favorite team.
And it feels fresh
Lemmy feels like how reddit felt in 2010
That’s a rare thing these days
💯❤️
Thank you for this post, it’s really inspirational. I think we can create an awesome community here. This is the start of something special.
I’m so surprised at how it’s taken off. I thought it was going to be a ghost town. Super exciting.
I’ve found I’m interacting more, rather than just lurking.
Edit: whoops not sure that my image embedding worked, oh well.
All I’ve been seeing is beans 😞
I joined here on June 12th and there were practically no posts or communities. Now I can’t keep track of it all. I’m so glad to be here and finally be part of this social movement - I’ve been tracking the Fediverse/Mastodon/Friendica/GNU Social/Diaspora/etc for a VERY long time, but the format of those networks has never been interesting to me. I want to talk about topics, not people.
Dumb furry doing their part. :3
high paw?
You are welcome!
I prefer the term lemmtard
