Last night, I finally made the switch from Reddit to Lemmy. Honestly it was something I should have done a long time ago. I’d been hearing about Lemmy for a while, but I kept brushing it off because it seemed complicated or too niche or too techy. But after one too many encounters with power-hungry mods, desperate upvote chasers, and a flood of obvious bots, I hit my breaking point. I actually ended up learning more about Lemmy from people venting on Reddit itself, which was kind of ironic!!
I set up an account here, took a last look around Reddit, and bailed. Reddit used to feel like a genuine community, but now it’s just a money-hungry platform, clearly trying to squeeze out every dollar as it spirals down. Lemmy might be new to me, but at least here, it feels like voices still matter. I know you guys already know this, but I want to throw it out there: You all are right!
Hmmm… I mean, you won’t fit in with Lemmy proper any more than Reddit proper (perhaps worse, lol), but it raises a question to other lemmings: are there any conservative instances?
I’m torn, as on the one hand I’d prefer you not have an echo chamber, but on the other hand I’d like to see Lemmy prosper. There’s a reason instances defederate from one another, and radical idiology is one. Look at Hexbear for an example.
Btw, Lemmy was created by genuine communists (not the hyperbole ones, I mean actual ones) and run the Lemmy.ml instance. While it’s FOSS and therefore plenty of others have run and moderate their own instances, keep in mind that’s our starting point.
This thread is so interesting.
a little more interesting than I thought it would be
Welcome to lemmy.
*Sees your posts
Lmao, blocked.
Oof. Thanks for pointing that out.
The guy you like praises Hitler for fucks sake. Wake up.
Just wanted to let you know you’re wrong, and that your fetish for fascist father figures will only result in you consistently disappointing everyone around you. Your ideology is backwards and antithetical to basic empathy. Welcome to Lemmy.
Wow that’s a lot. Probably need to work on ur welcoming committee skills tho.
The new Donald? Fuck off
But after one too many encounters with power-hungry mods
Oh boy… Who’s gonna tell them?
He’s doing the same thing right now in his Trump cult sub anyway. Incredible lack of self awareness
lol I’m sure as a Trumpanzee he’s gonna have a good time in the Fediverse.
I’m somewhat looking forward to seeing the outcome when the resident tankies come across this guy. It’s going to be an entertaining shitshow.
You’re not welcome here. Go away.
You’re right. Trains are more sexy than Lemmy. Lemmy stinks.
We don’t agree politically, but that’s beside the point. Welcome! Congrats on escaping reddit, and I hope you enjoy Lemmy!
thank you!
Replied to the top comment here just so others know what they’re getting into with @I Voted For Goldwater
OP started a Lemmy Community with, I’ll say, a divisive subject. I did ask for clarification on their position:
I never once insulted them, only asked for more information on their position. This went on cordially for 4 or 5 exchanges, and then I returned and found this:
I wonder if Lemmy.world is interested in supporting a community that actually isn’t interested in any posts from Lemmy.world users.
If you choose to engage with @I Voted For Goldwater, you should expect the same.
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Welcome, I don’t care about american politics(or any sort of politics) but you love Trump and most Lemmy user hate Trump I guess(I am not american I don’t care). You are going to have hard time here.
oh. Well I’ll try to ignore the haters and just carry on. politics isn’t the only thing i like anyway
All you’ve posted about is Donald Trump positive shit and Kamala Harris negative shit. Try posting about some of these other non political things and maybe people won’t hate you.
As opposed to all the people who post Kamala Harris positive shit, and negative Donald Trump shit, correct? Hey man, to each their own. If someone doesn’t like me because of my political views, ok. i don’t really take politics that seriously.
“I don’t really take politics that seriously” is an insane thing to say after looking at your post history.
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Yeah you’re not gonna have a good time if you talk about politics here, as very few people share your beliefs. But there are plenty of non-political communities you can be a part of.
i’ve definitely found that out that some of the political guys aren’t fans of me already. but the non-political communites have been very cool like you said.
Yeah man the apps are tight and I still get the most important news. The community is the kinda weirdos I like - Linux nerds, oss purists, cutting edge. I haven’t missed reddit in the last ~year of lemmy
Kamala zealots and a heavy tankie presence.
I think you may be mistaking hatred of Trump with fervor for Harris.
I’m not thrilled with Harris, but if it’s going to be between her and that orange shitstain, it’s an easy choice.
Say anything about her less than favorable on news and politics subs and watch the downvotes.
That is not organic behaviour imho
Lemmy’s false positive rate on right wingers and their rhetoric is high but, as far as goal oriented ostracization goes, it’s fairly reasonable. I understand very well where it comes from. My friend has an extra kid on the way. Neither she nor her husband want the kid, but they’ve been turned away by several out of state doctors. (No, not Christian “medical” offices, actual doctors)
Congrats, republicans. You managed to funnel another kid into the foster system you also refuse to fund. Jfc
I’ve found that out. I started a Trump community today and I’ve already had to block two people! but I think Lemmy has room for some other voices than just lefty. i hope.
I don’t think you’re gonna find much support on Lemmy for that. The kind of people on Lemmy are the kind of people that read books and tend to skew more to the intellectual side, even the ones I don’t agree with. Generally that doesn’t really describe Trump supporters.
There are other instances that align better with your views than lemmy.world
Of course, they’re all defederated by most others, for good reason.Trump is a fascist, and anyone in favor of Trump, too.
Goodluck, you will very likely get downvoted because there’s a lot of lefties here but downvotes don’t fuck your account up like they do on reddit so don’t worry to much about them. Your posts will still showup and be seen.
Thank you!
While i dont supoort either puppet. We do need some trump idiots to balance this place out. Endless kamala shilling is tiring.
We had a guy try to run conservative sub it just got turned into him getting brigaded and abused. Not usre if thats still around.
But if people want to discuss their shiti politics in good faith, then fedi must be able to accommodate everyone if it is to become defacto internet front page.
Fuck reddit. Only decentralized social media makes sense since companies cant be trusted.
I did notice that the c/republican sub has no mod and that the c/conservative one seems to be filled with pro-democrats people who just downvote every post that’s not pro-dem lol i think there’s room for more voices. We’ll see.
More power to you, maybe some closeted conservatives will come out. Pretty sure the linux subs got them lol
Either way. There is room for everybody and dnc zealots chasing people is annoying.
Welcome welcome. Enjoy your stay!
Thank you! Definitely reminds me of old reddit so far.
All > Sort by Top 6 Hours
Is my choice usually. There is just not enough content to go much lower while still getting interesting posts. But thats healthier anyways, no endless doomscrolling here.
I recommend
To get notified of the fediverse version of r/place [email protected]
Check out https://old.lemmy.world for an even more nostalgic experience.
Welcome. The biggest difference for me after moving is trying to contribute. Find something you like and share it don’t worry to much about what community it goes it. We have less people so sharing and commenting is more important here.
If you want you find communities (subreddits) then you can use https://lemmyverse.net
Block people you don’t like because they will drive you insane if you let then.
Another cool thing about Lemmy is that we have a public modlog so you can see what comments are being removed and why. Very useful when you see someone whining about a post being removed unfairly since you can checkout the post and see for yourself.
Block people you don’t like because they will drive you insane if you let then.
I did find that out already. Geez! I’m assuming since this space is a bet more techy, maybe more neurodiversity is represented here? Because oh man, I’ve been on for less than a day and I already had to block two people who just wouldn’t stop or get the context! lol Still like the vibes here more than reddit though.
Yeah some people do not get the hints lmao but at least they’re passionate. Also I forgot to mention, if you cant find a community you should create one and then make a post in [email protected]
This aspect isn’t even a social media problem but a people problem. In any pool of users, there will be ones that aren’t constructive. It’s a price paid to have an open platform.
