I really like the concept of a federated message board. This is what I wanted for my life. However, Lemmy.ml is kinda difficult to surf through comments and it’s actually bothering me. It actually clones the new reddit, while the old reddit was much better in terms of reading.
On Android, the jerboa app has a list-view mode that you might prefer. Lemmy-ui is what it is for now, but your desire for a simpler and more text oriented list view is not unique. If Lemmy stays active and continues to grow, I’d be surprised if someone doesn’t work on it eventually.
This week is pretty much about trying to keep the lights on with server debugging and performance fixes though, as Lemmy has never seen anything close to this kind of usage… and all kinds of performance limits are getting revealed.