Asklemmy

This is my first foray into fediverse things. I also signed up for mastodon today but I never really did Twitter to begin with so I don’t know if I’ll get in there and play much.

I have always done 99% of my random scrolling from my phone ever since phones and mobile internet got a) good enough and b) not cost prohibitive (I remember when it cost $X per Mb of data) but I’m not a huge fan of spending time on a browser but I think it was maybe 30 minutes after I signed up that I found the beta for Mlem and I have been very happy setting up my personal Lemmy experience ever since - following communities, reading resources and comments, etc. I’m happy to see some similar communities to some of the things I liked to scroll on Reddit either already here or being created and I’m sure as long as there’s a level of engagement it’ll continue to be a fun experience.

There is a bit of a learning curve here but it’s not that difficult to wrap my brain around. I’m looking forward to seeing what the fediverse community at large will look like as time passes.

No, but the first time i am planning to use it. I created a Mastodon Account but never used it.

First time. Still learning a lot. I kind of like it.

I've got mastodon since 2019 but I rarely use it, I don't think I found my niche yet. Im not into twitter either, I mostly use Reddit to lurk but most of the subs I follow won't probably have representation here. I think the most constant use of social media I have is Tumblr and I'll continue to use that and Lemmy for now. I know that I can comment from Mastodon but I recently learnt that the instance that I have an account there doesn't federate with many instances and that might be why I add some issues with Mastodon to begin with. I thought that there were bugs with instances just to now understand that it was a choice from the admin.

never heard of lemmy prior to this week - I had heard of mastodon but never really got into either twitter or it. have been looking at some of the other fedi apps, some of them show promise

well i used mastodon on multiple instances before this, but i only used it for less than a week each time. so i guess maybe i just don't like sites that are like twitter but i did like mastodon, i just prefer this format more

Yup first time here. Have heard of it and looked into joining Lemmy maybe you a year ago (probably due to some reddit bs) but decided not to. Took the plunge now and perhaps will take a peek at Mastodon at some point. Though I never used twitter so I don't care that much.

I had (have) a Mastodon account, but I didn't put in the time and effort to understand the fediverse, so it's just been sitting there. Now, with kbin and lemmy I see the potential and I'm off to explore!

I also like the fact that 'fediverse' is pronounced very similar to 'Faits Divers'. Litterally 'miscellaneous facts', but is used for smaller news items, anecdotes, tidbits of information, ... which seems very appropriate.

Not really, I heard of Mastodon after the Twitter shit that happened but never really used it. Until now and then I actually like Lemmy more than Reddit even though I only spent like 20 minutes here. Might be because I only ever used Reddit's official website and app (so never really touching 3rd party apps)

Technically, I have used mastodon, but for at most 10 minutes. Lemmy is the first fediverse app I use daily.

I've tried to use Mastodon in the past but for whatever reason I was denied to create account xd

I tried Mastodon for like 10 minutes and then remembered I don't like Twitter, so why should I be on Mastodon.

How would you use Mastodon to comment on Lemmy posts?

This is my first entry into the fediverse. I'd heard about Mastodon, but I never really got Twitter, so didn't look into it more.

I already used Mastodon. In fact, I never used Reddit, but Lemmy was mentioned in some comnents in news related to it. Since I also never really used Twitter but liked Mastodon, I figured I'll give it a try.

I like it so far, it works well enough for me. Time will tell how it goes later, it's only been a few days.

I know you cán post from your Mastodon account, but I still made a new acount for Lemmy. Partly because it's easier. I can't login to Jerboa with my Mastodon account (I did try), and Tusky isn't really made for Reddit like content. Also partly because I like seperation. I don't want my social media any more spagetti-like than my code (and I don't write spagetti code). Heck, I even have 3 different Mastodon accounts with different purposes because of that.

I've tried Mastodon when Musk bought Twitter but I didn't enjoyed it much... I found a lot of polarization and there was not much engagement by the community, so I left after a while. On Lemmy I'm experiencing a whole different experience and I'm enjoying it just like Reddit! Hope more people come and stay

First time user. No issues so far, but I don't fully understand what I'm doing. I've seen pro/con threads that don't make sense to me yet, but maybe that will come with time.

I tried mastodon but I didnt understand it. Lemmy is my first experience with Fediverse where I understand how it works, kind of.

Yeah i tried mastodon but never really used it

I think that Lemmy is way better, really an amazing project

I've tried it out before but never seriously attempted to engage with it. I'm intending on using the downtime of the Reddit blackout, and the recent spike in interest, to give it a fair go and see.

I was unaware of being able to comment on Lemmy posts with a Mastodon account.

Yes it is. While I'd heard of Mastodon in the context of Elon's Twitter dumpster fire, I had no idea it was federated or what the fediverse was. I like it so far, with the obvious caveats that there's plenty of room for improvement. I'm hoping to learn more about how the platform works technically so that I can contribute a bit.

Yep, first time stepping into the fediverse, enjoying it so far but still trying to get my head around it. Also hoping that decent apps start to appear, which I would be willing to subscribe to if they had active development.

I had (still have) a Mastodon account, but I could never really get my head round it. Finding Lemmy a lot more intuitive (for all its various quirks). Should maybe try Mastodon again now.

I'm a light user of Mastodon.

I created accounts on both lemmy and mastodon. I've found that I spend most of my time on lemmy, though I do find that mastodon has several good news aggregation communities that I follow. Like many other new users I'm hoping that future improvements allow for the ability to combine similar community content across multiple instances into a single feed, though I also see the advantage of keeping them separate in order to allow for different trains of thought.

I tried Diaspora back in the day when it launched. I'm not sure if that counts or not.

I'm using a kbin based fediverse, but beyond a brief stint on Mastodon when that was trendy, this is my first real time being on anything fediverse-related.

I use Element (Matrix) to talk to friends and family. I really enjoy the Fediverse, it feels like we're going back to the user owned internet.

My first (yet extremely good) Fediverse experience has been on Mastodon.uno

I dabbled a little in Mastodon, but never really got off the ground with it.

No, I self host my own personal Mastodon instance. Opted for an account to use lemmy, let someone else worry about the backend stuff for once lol. So far I think Lemmy is some badass tech with tons of potential, even if it is still quite young as a thing.

First time and first comment.

I almost created a Mastodon account when Twitter changed hands but I was pretty much gone from Twitter at that time so I didn't bother.
The different instances and how you can have a different sub on multiple ones is really confusing me.

No, I took a whack at it when Google Plus died. There was a bunch of us GPlus expats that had something going for awhile, but it didn't last.