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Redditors, how do you like Lemmy? (beehaw.org)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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I run a few groups, like @fediversenews@venera.social, mostly on Friendica. It's okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has.

Currently, I'm testing jerboa, which is an Android client for Lemmy. It's in alpha, has a few hiccups, but it's coming along nicely.

Personally, I hope the #RedditMigration spurs adoption of more Fediverse server software. And I hope Mastodon users continue to interact with Lemmy and Kbin.

All that said, as a mod of a Reddit community (r/Sizz) I somewhat regret giving Reddit all that content. They have nerve charging so much for API access!

Hopefully, we can build a better version of social media that focuses on protocols, not platforms.

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Finding a good analogy is hard. But at the risk of sounding like a snob, a little barrier to entry isn't always a bad thing...

The thought of trying to explain this to one of our users (helpdesk monke). No thanks...

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    A barrier to entry might be a life and death issue for Lemmy.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Lemmy was not created last week, man. All you see here today already existed and was running when spez hit the fan.

    In that sense, part of what attracts me to this is a bit of the barrier to entry. I find it enticing, it reminds me of the good old days, where you had to earn your way in, in a sense. Of course that's silly old man talk, because honestly, all you have to do is select any random site and sign up.

    Lemmy.world, Lemmy.ml, it all comes down to the same thing. This "barrier" to entry is almost fictitious, and I feel that's the ideal type of barrier.

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