I feel like if I use lemmy I’m helping the fragmentation of a key and useful community I care about.
Welcome back! Good to see a familiar name over here again. In my honest opinion: as many members over here prove, you can be part of both Reddit and Lemmy without any harm done. Those of us who completely left Reddit behind - atm I only can think of @[email protected] and myself - never did so with any negative intent towards the r/wetshaving community, but instead against the Reddit admins and their greed and power hunger. I hold no grudge against anyone on Reddit, overall it was one of the greatest communities I’ve ever been part of on a rather “toxic” website. The only reason I left Discord too was that I simply don’t have much time for it anymore and when I had some, my time zone made it hard to communicate with others in real time.
The way I personally see it: the old Reddit wetshaving community, pre-APIcalypse and Reddit forcing out third-party apps, is not the same anymore. A few of us left, some returned, but new active members joined. A lot of the “core group” of members never left either. But the idea of federated networks or the Fediverse is just too great to pass up: instead of being at the mercy of corporate overlords you can self-host and manage your own server/community. You can admin, you can mod… others from other servers can connect with yours, follow your topics and interact with your members. But no one gains a single €, $ or £ from it. No ads. No monetisation. Fewer bots. Tons of third-party apps to choose from.
The difference? Reddit wetshaving community still has DQ thread every day and much more interaction (the SOTD thread there can easily get 40 - 70 comments, we are lucky when it’s more than 20; even then, it’s mostly long conversations between our handful of members). Over here, it’s much more of a cozy place due to the “core group” being just fewer members in general. Occasionally we attract the rare poster from the wider fediverse, but unfortunately they’re often a one-and-gone deal. I kinda wish we had some more members as each different individual in this niche hobby brings their own unique perspective to the table; however, I really like our little group and the friendly atmosphere we built here. Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club (BVWSC) was the brainchild of PorkButtsNTaters666 and so far, it’s a great community activity that fits into everyone’s schedule and allows for the community spirit to flourish. In general, I don’t want to convert anyone to leave Reddit behind and join Lemmy - but anyone can gladly participate here too!
If you want to slowly move over, maybe begin by copy pasting your SOTD posts from Reddit and post them in our SOTD thread too. Join in on the BVWSC shave shenanigans. It’s fine, honestly. I for one would cherish if you decide to also be active over here - we definitely still have a lot of room for more members.
( Sorry dear @[email protected] for hijacking your great organisation thread of this group buy effort. Not a SR user, so unfortunately not in - but best of luck in your endeavours!)
29.09.2024 - SW season is back
-> 2 pass head shave. Very smooth and comfortable!
As some of you fine folks already remarked a few days ago, fall season is SW season. Unfortunately SW is seemingly not very active anymore (at least compared to other artisans) but they’re the pioneers of great vegan shaving soap and alcohol-free aftershave. Especially the latter is great for head shavers like me with a sensitive scalp.
Pomona is sadly a discontinued scent. The bright gourmand with apple, honey, spices and red wine makes it a perfect companion for the early days of fall. It’s very similar to cider in smell and evokes memories of a harvest festival IMHO. It was a perfect choice for the sunny autumn weather we had here today.
The soap is always working well for me, the lather is nice and quickly turns into something usable. Using my Ever-Ready 1912 again was a joy, very neat to have a razor where you just put the blade in, clamp it down and it’s ready to go. Btw, this is still the same GEM blade that had a pretty bloody shave with my MMOC - now it’s smooth sailing with it.
The SV Pro Victis sample was good. I guess it’s intended purpose is not as an aftershave balm. It is very thick and doesn’t absorb very fast, but at least it seems to be pretty good in the skin food department. It’s also supposed to be anti-inflammatory, so that’s neat. Nothing I’d personally buy though.
Edit: I now realised that today I’m celebrating one year of using Lemmy! Thanks for this awesome little community here, folks. After the Reddit exodus, I haven’t found a new home easily but this small group is welcoming, friendly and safe. I feel like I can be myself over here and that’s what matters most.