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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

At first, I got frustrated while reading people being wrong for 200 comments. I still am, but I was at first as well.

[–] Lupus@feddit.org 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Woof yeah, that was one of my first times reading a reddit thread since I left during the API disaster and holy fuck I am glad I left.

It's not even people being wrong, but the whole vibe is repugnant.

I've had unpleasant exchanges on Lemmy, sure, but the general vibe is just so much more acceptable, seeing it now I wonder why I didn't leave reddit sooner.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

Well if you like Lemmy... You might also enjoy Linux UwU

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 17 points 2 weeks ago

Redditors really hate having their routines challenged. The ones who want to leave will leave, and the group of people who stay behind will become increasingly obstinate (and it's probably for the best).

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Anti Lemmy sentiment is very strong

I am wondering where this is coming from since half of the comments are just out right wrong.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I physically cannot care, for I value my sanity. But I can guess that kids these days simply value things we never even considered amenities. Automatic username choices? No. No, thank you

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Automatic username choices are considered a feature? Jfc that's depressing

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

TBF, not all of us are cutie pies

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

@imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works I only just now understood your username. I'd been previously reading it as iMac-T-pie, or something.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Your username has Elon in it, discovered this by first wrongly configuring my keyword filters 😄

Haha, clbuttic mistake :)

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Lol indeed, people don't think it be like that but it do

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What's the 'lon' in your username stand for, anyway?

Oh, the 'lon' doesn't stand for anything. I just realized that inserting it into 'threemusketeers' would result in the string 'elonmusk'.

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ha! Airsick Lowlander

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

Tribalism at its finest.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What were they saying that you consider to be "wrong"? I got the vibe nobody was interested in learning how Lemmy works, but didn't see any misinformation.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

No apps, bad UI (which doesn’t make sense for a Reddit user to say), confusing sign-ups, etc.. Strictly speaking, they’re mostly opinions. But they’re opinions that don’t make sense, given the simplicity of the tasks

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've said this many times before, but FOSS enthusiasts vastly overestimate the amount of hassle non technical people are willing to put up with to do something. The only thing in that list that is factually incorrect is no apps.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

You’re probably correct. I rarely speak to others about their social media habits, so I lack perspective on that front.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Have they finally started posting content other than how many reddit users are flocking there? That's all I found last time I tried it.

That one hits close to home.

There's also a lot of people complaining about how confusing the federated nature of the platform is, not sure which instance to choose, not getting approved to join an instance, or confused as to why there are multiple communities for the same thing.

I have no doubt Lemmy will grow as a platform, but the user friendliness is nothing like a centralised platform.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Most of these problems are totally avoided by just giving someone a link to an instance and not mentioning federation, there won't be any differences from Reddit in using it unless that particular instance has unusual signup requirements.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

That's definitely a good idea, make it as easy as possible

[–] TeoTwawki@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I do this, but every comment I make gets removed by either a subs automod or a reddit admin.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The instances that make you fill out a questionnaire and perform interviews make me lol.

Ain't nobody wanna do that.

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

I agree, this is a big problem with future Fediverse adoption, and a big reason why servers like lemmy.world are unfortunately so big. Not only does it limit the ability for new people to sign up but it limits the pool of existing users and interaction significantly, especially when the majority of servers do it.

I wish more people would publicly discuss this problem and that efforts would be made to make more servers instant-signup friendly.

Eh, for topic specific instances who want to attract a specific set of users, I can totally understand why they would do that. Those probably shouldn't be the go-to instances we recommend to random Redditors though.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

"For those wanting to try Lemmy you can visit https://phtn.app/ to have a look at the content, if you want a mobile app you can use https://vger.app/settings/install"

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember when signing up and using Facebook was too much for people, or even typing. My parents still won't put in their card details online. People adapt.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

If they want to, yes. There has to be a compelling reason for most people to do something like that though.

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

2025 is going to be the year of Lemmy. Mark my words.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That was 2023 tbh, but im down for a bit more growth. Not too fast tho please or it will cause issues and infighting.

[–] match@pawb.social 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

lemmy infighting is cool as hell though it's basically subredditdrama with actual consequences

[–] Dil@is.hardlywork.ing 6 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

lemmy dramas entertaining, we got public modlogs, public likes and dislikes lol

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[–] coldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafe 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Jesus fucking Christ there's so many people there who have had a bad first impression due to the Tankie Triad. Why must Lemmy be cursed with these instances?

[–] coldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafe 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

update: I have wasted 3 hours of my free time advertising the fediverse on that Reddit thread

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] coldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

eh, tbh I didn't plan on it. I just ended up doomscrolling the comments and replied to anything negative I saw. Also promoted PieFed to the people who were concerned about the developers'... less than savory political opinions.

Thank you for your service.

o7

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What's the triad? Is it the .ml users? They seem aggressive even when being agreed with.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

Hexbear, lemmygrad and lemmy.ml.

Getting them removed from the list of suggested instances could help with this.

[–] Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Eh best for those libs to stay on reddit and not pollute this place

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

ask your server admin that cuz pawbsocial doesn't even see them

[–] coldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafe 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm talking about people in the Reddit thread. I'm frustrated how the tankie triad is hindering growth.


My instance (lemmy.cafe) is defederated from the tankie triad :)

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Lemmy.ml isn't blocked on pawb.social unfortunately. Only the other two are, and lemmy.ml is decently problematic even if it isn't as much as the other two.

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