After 10+ years on that Other Site.
Lemmy is a breath of fresh air.
To me, going from Reddit to Lemmy feels similar to way back when, going from Digg to Reddit.
back then, there was a sense of superiority among Digg users, and when people suggested "maybe try Reddit", it was quite often met with criticism and scorn, "Reddit sucks, the UI is ugly, only nerds use it", and similar types of of criticism.
and yet, Digg continued to falter from its shortcomings, and Reddit continued to exist as a viable alternative. Initially it wasn't appealing to everyone, but a large enough number of people gave it a try that it continued to grow, and as it grew it became more attractive to a larger number of people, and then became an equal competitor Digg, and Digg continued to falter, and eventually Reddit emerged as the superior alternative.
the transition from Reddit to Lemmy has many similarities to that story. Reddit is faltering from its shortcomings, a common sentiment encountered on Reddit when mentioning Lemmy or the fediverse is met with a similar arrogant sense of superiority, and yet Lemmy continues to grow and attract new users.
as the days go on, Lemmy will continue to appear as the more attractive alternative against the backdrop of Reddit's shortcomings to a larger number of people. to me it seems that we've already crossed some critical thresholds and it's only a matter of time before the fediverse becomes mainstream.
glad to be here with you all
