Born too late to explore the world, born too early to explore space, born just in time to witness this. What a time to be alive.

"This." These comments add nothing to the discussion. I get that people want to show their support an argument/content, but that's what upvotes are for. If you want to show your support for something, then at least try to think of something worthwhile to add to the discussion while expressing your support.

Great write up, I appreciate this as I get stuck into Lemmy.

Does the 'local' tab just refer to posts from your home instance, eg; .world?

Similar to what happened after the last dot com crash, it'll be interesting to see how the internet evolves and what comes next.

Wow, the 'enshittification' of the internet is really taking off now. Sites are either already dodgy, or well on their way there!

I know this has been a bit of a slow burn for a while now, but it really feels like it's all coming to a head suddenly.

I had Reddit for almost 10 years, yet in the <1 month that I've started using alternatives I've already posted/commented more. Not sure why it it feels more enjoyable engaging in discusison on the Reddit alternatives, but it's probably the lower user levels creating a nicer environment.

Definitely a better vibe than reddit, and I really hope it stays this way! The community seems to be a lot more willing to have discussions, and comments don't just devolve into the same lame jokes that get repeated over and over.