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Are you replacing Reddit with Lenny? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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This seems like a good place so far tbh

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[โ€“] 36 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Lemmy is pretty much my new Reddit much in the same way Reddit was my new Fark.com 12 years ago.

Now that I'm on Lemmy, I'm also exploring Fark again. I'm wondering why I ever left as it still is super relevant.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I remember people debating about whether Fark or Something Awful was the better forum. Feels like a long time ago now.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, I know that I started on Fark around September 11th

    The internet DDoS'd all the news sites and Fark was the only place anyone could get any information.

    It's crazy that it's still around and pretty much unchanged.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 3 years ago

    I'm on Fark more than I used to be on Reddit. It's still my go-to for political discussions and kept me sane during the Trump years. Honestly, the community is pretty good there and there's a nice balance between insightful comments and snark. But Reddit was better for hobbyists, niche interests and tech discussions and I'm hoping those communities will develop here on Lemmy.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago*

    Reddit and Lemmy have better UIs than Fark. Fark shows websites as thumbnails rather than the content as the thumbnail, so it's both less engaging and less descriptive.

    Like, this should really be a thumbnail of the desert: https://i.imgur.com/M8RhHli.png so it makes you want to click on it, and also having the ability to preview it would be nice too. Small things like this can make a huge improvement.

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