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For me it feels like breaking up with someone after many years. At the same time, I feel a bit dirty mentioning the name in the post title.

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

I loved reddit for a few years at the beginning, but after that I became disillusioned and found myself waiting for a better alternative to come around for a long ass time. I even made an account on voat and the users were just terrible people.

But yeah, I spent a fuckton of time on reddit and I'm hoping to do the same on lemmy, with the difference being that I hope that lemmy will enrich my life and give me the opportunity to enrich the lives of others, whereas reddit was often a toxic cesspool that made us angry and miserable.

[–] Acetamide@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh wow I forgot about voat. Glad I learnt of some better alternative!

[–] fartdumpster420@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

i'm sad that reddit is dogshit, but excited to watch lemmy grow and to have the opportunity to be a part of its growth

[–] Viktorian@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Not really, I just miss some of the subs that I used to frequent. Most of them already exist somewhere in the Fediverse and just need to gain some traction. The other thing I miss is my app, RedReader, but the author has plans to extend it to support Lemmy or similar in the future so I'm good.

[–] VitaminH@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My Reddit account was turning 16 in August (that's older than some Redditors I'm sure!). It was a wild ride, back in the days where Reddit worshiped Ron Paul, and the entire front page was "Upvote if !", to today's mess. Kinda bittersweet yes but a change and some competition is long overdue!

[–] FreddyNO@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly it feels refreshing

[–] ARNiM@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

A bit heartbroken, but I always wanted decentralized forum like the old days. Having it federated makes it better and I hope Lemmy can succeed as an alternative. Using something that is too centralized make it hard if something like this happens.

Though I hope I can still search for x topic + lemmy (instead of x topic + reddit) for when I want to find some opinions on x topic.

[–] Betazed@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

I'm not breaking up yet but I'm definitely gonna cheat a little while Reddit goes through their drama!

[–] sunng@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yes. It's broody true. I spend 13 years with reddit and it's gone. The last time it was my favourite local football team bankrupt after I been a fan for 25 years. These hobbies since my young days are gone, one by one. I have find something that really worth my time.

[–] poofbirb@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

no I fucking hate Reddit

[–] Batbro@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'm excited, I've been fediverse curious for a while. This gives the power back to the people

[–] seesaw@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I'm permanently suspended anyway, there's no way back. They somehow find me if I create a new account lol

[–] ericflo@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it's a lot of value destroyed and many communities and individuals will never make the switch. It's a sad thing, even if there is new opportunity as we see with Lemmy.

[–] RatzChatsubo@vlemmy.net 1 points 2 years ago

Not going to lie. This all feels like Google+ to me. The communities and networks are all over the place

[–] khoplex@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It’s definitely a strange feeling, I’m not sure that heartbreak is the right term for me. It’s more uncomfortable - I don’t mind the change but the ease of access to all the content I wanted in one place was just so fucking convenient! I know this community will grow with time, and I don’t hate that I’m more comfortable interacting here, but I look forward to the day where I can go back to my room scrolling lurk like the good ole days lol.

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[–] aqua@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

On one side yes, on the other side I see it as an opportunity to spend more time being active and or outside doing things that are truly good for myself.

I do feel some kind of sadness, but I feel... free. Reddit started becoming addictive to me some time ago and I have noticed that Lemmy seems to have less trolls, perverts, power tripping mods and just simply batshit crazy people. I do feel an urge to check out how Reddit is doing, but I'll soon go to a place without a proper internet connection so I think I'll finally be able to cure my Reddit addiction. My experience with Lemmy has been very positive so far.

[–] FuryFaceofDoom@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yes I am a little sad. I just deleted my account(s) this morning. 7 years on Reddit, and it was my go-to platform. But it is clear that Reddit does not care about its users, so I won't be using Reddit anymore

[–] PunsNRoses@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I did at first, but the more acclimated I get to Lemmy/Fediverse that feeling has mostly gone away. I'm mostly going to miss the Apollo app, because it was just that good and is where I spent the most time browsing Reddit. I sincerely hope Christian Selig makes a Lemmy app and I will gladly pay for it if he does, but I understand if he wants a break or wants to focus on other projects.

[–] unfazedbeaver@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I miss what I lack, but reddit was also going stagnant. Time to build something greater. Decentralized, but moderated, social media is an interesting idea.

Lemmys devs' political... "Leanings" sure concern me though

[–] invincible@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

OOTL here. what political leanings?

[–] unfazedbeaver@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Some of the devs describe themselves as "communists" and "anarchists"

[–] magnor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Lemmy is decentralised so I don't think these leanings are detrimental to the platform.

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