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No matter who you are, thanks for being here. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/general@lemmy.world
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It really feels like Lemmy is alive because of you.

When I first checked out Lemmy, I wasn't expecting there to be so much content, so much discussion, and so much community. But I've spent the better part of two days glued to my screen, browsing content all day. I've seen so many posts, so many interesting discussions about the fediverse, and of course, plenty of memes. It really feels like the start of something incredible.

I've gotta get back to work soon, but wow. I think this whole fediverse thing really is the next step for social media. If I find some extra time, I'll definitely consider contributing to Lemmy's source code to help this project and the FOSS ecosystem grow.

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[–] 14 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

I'm extremely glad such an awesome alternative existed when we needed somewhere to go.

I also have to say this feels more like a true community than redddit as a whole ever did.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    It's amusing if you see some of the older posts over the past couple of weeks where administrators and devs are in absolute panic mode trying to fix all the most important bugs because I think deep down they knew this was a huge opportunity that might not come around again.

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