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I thought this was an interesting post and discussion on selfhosted. Thoughts?

Some great points, but it's nonsense to say r/selfhosted isnt about selfhosting. I've learned so much there.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (5 children)

As much as I like the interface and idea of lemmy, I think the content traffic is not enough for me.. and keep going back to reddit :/

[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I spent an unhealthy amount of time on Reddit. Getting bored of Lemmy is a feature, not a bug. Embrace it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Truuue!

I probably engage here a little much too, but I'm glad there's not a ton of "You also might like based on where your mouse hovered 0.4 seconds longer" panels on every single page!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah it’s pretty amazing that there’s kinda no algorithm, you just see what you subscribe to in chronological order

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Huh? Are you sorting by new to have that opninion?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Ahaha I guess that must be the default of my client then

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

In some ways that’s a pro for me! I like that Lemmy isn’t endless content that changes when I refresh unlike Reddit. It helps keeps me off my phone XD

But yeah I can see how that’s a con as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Too bad I like to use it during lunch break. :(

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

That's simply a matter of numbers. More people = more content, but people can't seem to get past the fewer content so they don't join/stay.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Same. And it’s not just the amount of content.

The amount of times I’ve had a reply with someone obviously trying to be pedantic and argumentative saying “define common thing” is off the charts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's likely not as bad as you think. :) It took a bit of adjusting for me realising I didn't have several endless AskReddit threads a day to scroll through, but for 99% of my usage it's great here. It's also nice being able to interact with posts while not being one of the first commenters. I get more interactions here than Reddit. The only things I go to Reddit for are specific subreddits like dashcam videos, but that's a once a month or perhaps less frequent affair.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tbf the quality on Reddit really nosedived.
I frequented the sysadmin, mildlyinfuriating, homelab, spicypillow (and adjacent), AskMeReddit and some other subreddits.
The quality in some of the bigger and less moderated spaces is atrocious.
The most upvoted posts compare with actual spam on Lemmy but they prevail on Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Yep exactly. I've also noticed that a lot of subreddits are also run by mods pushing certain agenda's, removing anything they don't agree with. Doesn't make for a very healthy community.