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Inspired by this whole upfuckery by Reddit, I checked out a lemmy instance sopuli.xyz. It looks quite good actually, and I'm interested in starting to contribut

Inspired by this whole upfuckery by Reddit, I checked out a lemmy instance sopuli.xyz. It looks quite good actually, and I'm interested in starting to contribute to the discussion there rather than staying in Reddit. For more instances check out https://join-lemmy.org/instances https://join-lemmy.org/instances.

pookah 3y ago
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Cthulhu_ 3y ago
I want to be interested in things like Lemmy, Mastodon, etc, but they seem to have the same issue (or non-issue) as traditional forums; there's many of them, and finding the ones you want takes extra headspace and effort. Reddit (and its predecessors, and other social media) became popular because it's an all-in-one. You can just browse /all or comments sections and passively discover new communities to follow, instead of having to trawl the internet and actively vet everything. It being centralized also means it's centrally vetted; who knows what kind of shit there's to be found on various lemmy or mastodon instances. It sounds off, but I'd rather go to a platform with a large company behind it than something ran from someone's proverbial basement.
- karmakurtisaani 3y ago
  Until yesterday I had very similar thoughts. Now after checking it out I actually like it this way. The fact that there's less posters means you can post something you like, and it won't be downvoted just because it's competition or it rubs the hivemind the wrong way. I can't say if this becomes my new go-to forum, but for the moment there is excitement there that I haven't felt about anything online for a long time. Oh, and there definitely are some insane places there. Check out lemmygrad if you want to make your head spin.
  - tester457 3y ago
    > Check out lemmygrad if you want to make your head spin. You weren't kidding. > we would like you to know before you request an account that Lemmygrad is a Marxist instance, principally Marxist-Leninist. We like Stalin and we uphold the DPRK’s sovereignty and legitimacy over the whole of Korea. We love China’s Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.
Semaphor 3y ago
I looked into Lemmy, but sadly it has a worse interface than even new Reddit, because at least new has a compact view.
- karmakurtisaani 3y ago
  That has been a bit disappointing to me as well, but I think it's still a work in progress, so I'll forgive it. At least there are no ads.
gstrike 3y ago
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eterm 3y ago
One of those "Recommended instances" advertises it is "loli friendly". Yikes.

pookah 3y ago

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Cthulhu_ 3y ago

I want to be interested in things like Lemmy, Mastodon, etc, but they seem to have the same issue (or non-issue) as traditional forums; there's many of them, and finding the ones you want takes extra headspace and effort. Reddit (and its predecessors, and other social media) became popular because it's an all-in-one. You can just browse /all or comments sections and passively discover new communities to follow, instead of having to trawl the internet and actively vet everything. It being centralized also means it's centrally vetted; who knows what kind of shit there's to be found on various lemmy or mastodon instances. It sounds off, but I'd rather go to a platform with a large company behind it than something ran from someone's proverbial basement.

karmakurtisaani 3y ago
Until yesterday I had very similar thoughts. Now after checking it out I actually like it this way. The fact that there's less posters means you can post something you like, and it won't be downvoted just because it's competition or it rubs the hivemind the wrong way. I can't say if this becomes my new go-to forum, but for the moment there is excitement there that I haven't felt about anything online for a long time. Oh, and there definitely are some insane places there. Check out lemmygrad if you want to make your head spin.
- tester457 3y ago
  > Check out lemmygrad if you want to make your head spin. You weren't kidding. > we would like you to know before you request an account that Lemmygrad is a Marxist instance, principally Marxist-Leninist. We like Stalin and we uphold the DPRK’s sovereignty and legitimacy over the whole of Korea. We love China’s Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.

Semaphor 3y ago

I looked into Lemmy, but sadly it has a worse interface than even new Reddit, because at least new has a compact view.

karmakurtisaani 3y ago
That has been a bit disappointing to me as well, but I think it's still a work in progress, so I'll forgive it. At least there are no ads.

gstrike 3y ago

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eterm 3y ago

One of those "Recommended instances" advertises it is "loli friendly". Yikes.