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I like this significantly better than Mastodon (lemmy.one)

submitted 2 years ago by DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

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My experience with the Fediverse has only been through Mastodon, through which I struggled to find a community I really gelled with. Either it was supper overwhelming with meme posts or NSFW, or it was too chill to the point of nothing. Or, it was hyperfocused like FOSS/Linux and became uninteresting after awhile. May try again, but I think I will explore the other fedisites like Plemora or Calckey to see if I like it better.

I love the pace of a forum. I grew up primarily with GameFAQS and some lucid dreaming forum, and honestly it was very formative in teaching me how to write and use critical thinking skills, as well as how to respond to a variety of temperaments. I stopped participating in online forums awhile ago, and while I loved Reddit as a resource, I never felt inspired to participate. In the same way, there are an incredible number of forums dedicated to a certain topic, and are extremely valuable, it would be annoying to make an account for all the things I am interested in.

I like what lemmy is becoming. Glad to find system that makes interacting with people enjoyable.

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[–] ycnz@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Mastodon would be okay if it weren't for about 17 very vocal gatekeepers who spend their lives lecturing everyone on how it wasn't like twitter and we should feel bad for wanting something that was.

[–] SMTRodent@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

I'm on an instance where that never happens.

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[–] croobat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I think Lemmy has it easier than Mastodon.

The bird app is mostly about following specific individuals, so the masses will go the where said individuals go.

The R app is all about communities and topics, so people will be more inclined to try it out. Personally I couldn't care less about who or how many people use Lemmy, as long as I got my Zelda memes.

[–] simple@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I never really liked Twitter as a concept. It feels like it's built on an "old man yells at cloud" concept where people just shout their thoughts and nobody gains anything from it.

By comparison forums are there to foster discussions and communities. I thought Mastodon would be better but I spent 5 minutes and it's exactly the same nonsense.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same, same. If I follow 3 high-volume posters on mastodon or twitter, there goes my entire day.

I prefer to follow topics / communities, not people / celebrities.

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[–] nimnim@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yep, Same here! When things went south with Twitter, I tried switching to Mastodon, but after several months, I haven't become fond of it. Its interface is so terrible and difficult to navigate. When I heard of Lemmy as an alternative to Reddit, the first thing that came to my mind was, 'Oh, please don't be like Mastodon...' and I'm glad that it is not! I like the fact that it is kinda' similar to Reddit (interface-wise), but at the same time, it is decentralized, which means it is (hopefully) going in the right direction.

[–] cambionn@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

If your issue with Mastodon was mainly the interface, maybe you could try using a third party app like Tusky. Mastodon's own app isn't great, but when using Tusky it's quite nice.

I was never a fan of Twitter, but I use Mastodon quite a bit. Both for following news and projects as for just posting random crap. I never used Reddit much either, only read when it would come up on an online search. But Lemmy so far has been nice, if not a bit silent. I've got good hope for it.

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[–] thilo@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I hope the cross-service-integration will get better. Think about the many embedded tweets within reddit. Now think how nice a seamless discussion of all participating on either mastodon or Lemmy will be.

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[–] jeffalyanak@social.rights.ninja 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@DidacticDumbass

I think one of the best things about the fediverse is that it allows for a diverse set of paradigms.

A "twitter-like" experience isn't for everyone and it's great to have variety. I have friends who mostly use bookwyrm—a fediverse "goodreads" alternative—and it's awesome that I can still follow and interact with them even though I picked a different fediverse option.

[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Hell yeah. I love books and I hate everything Amazon touches.

I think I am just so lazy about creating and managing many accounts, but I owe it to myself to explore all of the experiences.

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[–] javasgifted@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I like both. Different fundamental experiences tbh. Apples to oranges

[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I tried Mastadon too, it didn't gel with me. Turns out I don't care to follow people. I follow topics.

Is this so hard for big tech to understand?

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