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Why did you join Lemmy? (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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cuz i was banned from reddit

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[–] 79 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Reddit killed third party apps and I didn't wanna use their shitty official app, so I searched for alternatives and switched to Lemmy. I happen to like open-source software, and the idea of the Fediverse is interesting as well =w=

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    This is pretty much my exact same situation. I have no education in programming or software, but open-source became really interesting to me after learning what the fediverse is.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Some of the very best programmers I've ever met were self taught, don't let your dreams be memes

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    I have come to terms with knowing that I will never be so invested in software that I start building my own programs. And that's okay. It's been a blast exploring what amazing software other open source advocates have built. Just in this last year I built a PC, switched from windows to Linux on my laptop, started using libreoffice, prioritized F-Droid apps, learned terminal commands, built a software stack using Docker for a media library, bought a domain and networked a tunnel to access Jellyfin remotely, setup cloud sync with Immich to locally backup my photos.....and I'm sure there's much more I'm missing. If l'm ever looking for a new hobby, programming may eventually be something I look into, but for now I'll just continue to support developers that make the FOSS I have used so far.

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