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First active day on the fediverse after 11 years on Reddit, and liking it here! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dystop@lemmy.world to c/chat

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I've been on reddit for a long, long time and i've seen all the changes that have happened in the past decade. I spent a lot of time on Reddit, and have seen the slow infestation of bots, karma whores, and guerilla marketing disguised as posts.

I'm genuinely excited for the fediverse - it seems like an actual improvement over reddit, and not just a clone. There's a learning curve, but there was one when joining reddit too.

I participated in the migration to Voat, and saw how/why it failed. I'm more optimistic about the fediverse for various reasons, and I'm dedicating my time to helping this thrive.

I was a lurker on Voat, but I'm trying to be active here. I don't like modding, but I've even created my own community here, which is saying a lot given how lazy I am. Hope to interact with y'all more!

And if you're still reading this, i hope you don't mind a shoutout to my new community, maliciouscompliance - recreated this as it was one of my favorite places to lurk on reddit!

/c/maliciouscompliance@lemmy.world

https://lemmy.world/c/maliciouscompliance

!maliciouscompliance@lemmy.world

EDIT: since a few people asked - I posted in this comment below why I think lemmy has a much better chance than voat did

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[–] KillaBeez@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seriously.

Going back to Reddit to read about the blackouts was jarring after spending the past few days on here. I didn't realize just how negative, toxic, and mentally draining Reddit was until I stopped using it.

[–] Aviandelight@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It really is like night and day. I quit reddit on Sunday when I noticed my feed was already looking empty. I've been here ever since and last night for the first time in a while I went to bed feeling happy with life. It's amazing how I never noticed the toxicity that was seeping into my day.

[–] brandonsh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm noticing the same, but at this point I'm not sure if it's a coincidence or something real. Lemmy definitely feels like a breath of fresh air though.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

certain right wing elements havent sunk their claws in yet. I hope it stays that way.

[–] SmugBedBug@lemmy.iswhereits.at 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can make their own instance and stay within their echo chamber.

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