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I switched from Reddit to Lemmy and haven't been back more than a handful of times (and will never comment again). Turns out only a fraction of users did the sa

I switched from Reddit to Lemmy and haven't been back more than a handful of times (and will never comment again). Turns out only a fraction of users did the same, so not sure it was an efficient protest. I'm happy about the quality of discussion in Lemmy, although it would be nice to have more niche communities. On the other hand, the enshittification of Reddit is for sure not over, so I'm happy to have left that timesink earlier rather than later.

ornornor 3y ago
I’ve also deleted my account and never went back to Reddit. I will never create an account or comment on there again. I don’t even miss it, turns out there are 15–20 years old forums with much higher quality information and participants about any niche subject I was using Reddit for. Thanks for opening my eyes /u/spez I guess :)
CalRobert 3y ago
For what it's worth, Mastodon has been a nice community for me. I haven't really found my place in the lemmyverse. Maybe that's a good thing though.
- KirillPanov 3y ago
  To use the Mastodon web application, please enable JavaScript. Alternatively, try one of the native apps for Mastodon for your platform.
  - krapp 3y ago
    ... yes, and?
  - edgyquant 3y ago
    Is this a bot?
wolverine876 3y ago
> Turns out only a fraction of users did the same, so not sure it was an efficient protest. The interesting question is, what makes an efficient protest? What is effective in what situations? How is it organized?
colordrops 3y ago
Lemmy isn't some utopia either. There seem to be users of a particular political bent that if you breath in a way that slightly hints that you might not fully align with them, they follow you around every forum and harass you. I ended up replying to one of harassers in a nasty way, and it earned me a ban on the main instance without warning. I was fine with it though, as I was falling into the same shitty time-wasting use patterns that I found myself engaging in on Reddit and Twitter.
wccrawford 3y ago
Lemmy wasn't ready for all of Reddit's users to switch, and I suspect it still isn't. But enough of them switched that it got critical mass, and the develops can focus on some pain points for a while. I've kept both my accounts, and I look at both... And I'm quite happy with Lemmy in comparison. Reddit does tend to both have more content and more comments, but they're generally lower-value to me than Lemmy's comments. I now check Lemmy first, and if I have more time to waste, check Reddit.

ornornor 3y ago

I’ve also deleted my account and never went back to Reddit. I will never create an account or comment on there again. I don’t even miss it, turns out there are 15–20 years old forums with much higher quality information and participants about any niche subject I was using Reddit for. Thanks for opening my eyes /u/spez I guess :)

CalRobert 3y ago

For what it's worth, Mastodon has been a nice community for me. I haven't really found my place in the lemmyverse. Maybe that's a good thing though.

KirillPanov 3y ago
To use the Mastodon web application, please enable JavaScript. Alternatively, try one of the native apps for Mastodon for your platform.
- krapp 3y ago
  ... yes, and?
- edgyquant 3y ago
  Is this a bot?

wolverine876 3y ago

> Turns out only a fraction of users did the same, so not sure it was an efficient protest. The interesting question is, what makes an efficient protest? What is effective in what situations? How is it organized?

colordrops 3y ago

Lemmy isn't some utopia either. There seem to be users of a particular political bent that if you breath in a way that slightly hints that you might not fully align with them, they follow you around every forum and harass you. I ended up replying to one of harassers in a nasty way, and it earned me a ban on the main instance without warning. I was fine with it though, as I was falling into the same shitty time-wasting use patterns that I found myself engaging in on Reddit and Twitter.

wccrawford 3y ago

Lemmy wasn't ready for all of Reddit's users to switch, and I suspect it still isn't. But enough of them switched that it got critical mass, and the develops can focus on some pain points for a while. I've kept both my accounts, and I look at both... And I'm quite happy with Lemmy in comparison. Reddit does tend to both have more content and more comments, but they're generally lower-value to me than Lemmy's comments. I now check Lemmy first, and if I have more time to waste, check Reddit.