We need a critical mass on a few subs and somehow help out with the servers so they don’t blow up. If we get those two sorted, we should be okay.

I'm enjoying, not sure if my comments are being submitted yet though..

I signed up yesterday. It is close enough to something like old.reddit where I feel comfortable navigating around. I dont know how else to describe it, but it really feels like the site is populated by people creating content organically, and not just a bunch of bots or marketing accounts instigating engagement. Its refreshing that way

The more I understand it, the more I love the concept of it. What really illuminated the concept of the fediverse for me was an illustrated diagram I saw on Lemmy earlier, which made the analogy of being able to email a gmail address even if you have hotmail.

I mostly like it, until the front page spazzes out (I think it's randomly starting to update, or something?). Then it becomes totally unusable. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever that that should even be physically possible, and is really starting to annoy me.

It's pretty interesting so far! I'm coming from Reddit Sync and now using Jerboa so it's quite similar but also a lot of things aren't where I expect them 😆

I do web dev and UX so definitely agree with the onboarding process being a little clunky for users.

I had no idea what the fediverse was until Lemmy so getting your head around it can be a bit much at the start. I was lucky to find a local server (instance? Not sure on terminology) so no delay issues.

And for any newbies this link is very helpful: https://browse.feddit.de.

I do miss the size of Reddit at times, but that's likely to drop now anyway with all the buggering around they're doing.

So far Lemmy is snappier than Reddit is in it's current state which is hilarious. There's some QOL stuff we'll need like a proper mobile app (Mlem is making serious progress) but even on iPhone adding the page as a Home Screen shortcut works really well -it even hides the navigation bar and feels like an app. (How come other sites aren't like this?? Is it built to be a web app?)

The communities are gaining traction. I started star_wars and hopefully that can be a friendly place for nerd stuff.

When it comes to growth there are major pros and cons. Right now Reddit's biggest attraction to me is finding historical posts for very specific information. I think we all add Reddit to the end of our google searches for various reasons, not using that feature is a major loss and there's no way to make up for that without years/decades of engagement. However the small community feel is really nice, feels like moving from a big city to a growing small down in the burbs. That's part of the reason I like federated instances because Lemmy can be as big or small as you'd like. The more popular it gets however, the more it attracts low grade content and influencers which is a big turn off for me. Right now is a precious time so don't take it for granted :)

The app I'm using is pretty nice and reminds me of Relay.

But it's clear that most people will not be able to adapt to this without an actual sort of marketing push or hype around it, and with a vast dumbing down of the UX. Right now, explaining any of this to a regular person is going to make them think of crypto or something. That's a negative.

I have to be honest, this was a bit of a painful (but hopefully fruitful) experience. I had to learn about the Fediverse, figure out which ones to join, decided on Kbin but had to abandon ship as it was too slow as an PWA, ended up in Mastodon but for some reason I could not access other instances, got over here but still had to troubleshoot (and still figuring out) how to join communities. But fuck that - I'm just happy to make my first comment!

I've been on Reddit for 8 years (mostly as a lurker) and am quite saddened with its current state. I hope I get to find my safe space here.

Just 1 day in and not missing Reddit. I do expect finding the kind of communities I used to visit, but those will come.

It's been...

I like it, I like how it works. I think it could replace Reddit just fine. However I'm not really getting my "fix". On Reddit, I always had fresh content, which I'm not really seeing here. Plus, I was subscribed to a bunch of niche communities that don't exist here.

I do miss being able to refresh the front page and almost always having new content, but it's caused me to make more of an effort engaging. I hope that people give this platform a chance and that things don't die off.

The interface on jerboa is good. Basically legally distinct reddit. The thing is miss most is the content. None of the subs I like are here unfortunately.

Using Mastodon for years now, I'm familiar with the structure and liking it. But I'm afraid most of the smaller subreddits that I followed won't migrate here.

I still find it a bit confusing to navigate, mostly with finding new communities. I do miss the front page with r/all of Reddit but I hope that will eventually evolve/adapt into something workable. I do wish there was a solid app to use as I do most of my redditing (I suppose I need a new verb) via my phone and mlem is a good start although it crashes constantly for me but I am fully confident that we will see a lot of improvements over the next few weeks.

I do hope that people stay off Reddit and give the fediverse a chance but I am worried that when the blackout is over people will slowly make their way back to Reddit. The fact that u/spez gives no shits about this blackout helps show what a small and petty man he is.

Loving it. Yes, it's a little minimal, and there is some jank, but it reminds this old guy of an earlier online experience that you just don't see much of anymore.

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I am trying to adjust to this format. I am used to old.reddit and RES. But, I'm going to give it a go. I imagine once I get a few sub... sublemmies? going It will start to smooth out for me.

And hey, good luck to everyone on the adjustment period.

I exclusively used old-Reddit, and I'm not in love with the new interface yet, but it's not bad.

I like the simple, 'clean' looking format. I wouldn't say no to a dark mode option but otherwise I think it's ideal. It's restful because it's not too visually busy.

Edit: Found the dark mode option, yay!

I am finding it to be very clunky.

Can we disable the auto "refreshing" that add new post when we scrolling the home screen?

Apparently this is an unpopular opinion, but could the users wanting a 1 for 1 Reddit clone just.....go support one of the 1 for 1 Reddit clones? I'm getting really tired already of everybody signing up for a decentralized system that advertises it's lack of a central authority to escape the site due to the actions of it's central authority then immediately complaining there is no central authority.

I understand the culture shock and have been trying to do my part in explaining that Lemmy and Reddit are not the same system, but I'm already seeing a sense of hostility towards the devs along the lines of "Oh it's not like Reddit fuck that well I guess we'll see if the devs bother listening to ThIeR uSeRs and make it Reddit!" and those people can go fuck themselves.

So far, so good. The official Android app needs work but the desktop site works well. Deleted Reddit and not looking back.

I haven't been here for too long, but it's not bad. I actually like that the community is not too big. It feels satisfying to actually be able to get to the end of the comments. Still learning the ropes, though.

It's fucking lit in here. Also fuck Spez.

I like it. But it will only feel like home when people are sharing all the ideas, advice, questions, news, and most importantly, shit-posting, that I previously got from reddit.

It's still very new but I think it's a great framework to build on. I do worry about fragmentation (each instance having its own gaming community for example). And the smaller niche subreddits I followed will be hard to replace / replicate here.

I am amazed how fast this platform has grown in a few days. Quite exciting!

It took sometime getting used to, but I am really enjoying this and just waiting to see how many people will stay here.

It’s ok. Navigating takes some getting used to and the lower content and engagement so far is a bummer. Hopefully it will take off though. A mobile app at some point would be nice.

I'm getting comfy. It feels right to be away from Reddit.

Just migrated my account here. Honestly it's getting a lot bigger here than what I've expected. Always lurked around Reddit, but I wouldn't mind changing my route over here. I'm just happy that everyone gets to experience a free and open source alternative :)