▲ 1835 ▼ It's time to admit Lemmy has won the "the biggest reddit alternative" award, why it's time for all of us to consider supporting it (here's why) + reopening r/LemmyMigration (old.reddit.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/reddit@lemmy.world 491 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] iorale@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) People conflate the two terms because, if I told someone for the last 16 years that Reddit was an aggregator, they looked at me with a blank expression. It's not a word that is in the common parlance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] abraxas@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago It's also not easily recognizable as an aggregator when you go to subs/communities where there are zero or nearly zero links, and it's all threads. They're honestly more like a hybrid between an aggregator and an oversimplified forum. Most subs I frequented feel like Delphi did back when I grew up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Bro I know that exact blank stare. I always catch it when I try to explain what Reddit is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) People conflate the two terms because, if I told someone for the last 16 years that Reddit was an aggregator, they looked at me with a blank expression. It's not a word that is in the common parlance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] abraxas@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago It's also not easily recognizable as an aggregator when you go to subs/communities where there are zero or nearly zero links, and it's all threads. They're honestly more like a hybrid between an aggregator and an oversimplified forum. Most subs I frequented feel like Delphi did back when I grew up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Bro I know that exact blank stare. I always catch it when I try to explain what Reddit is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abraxas@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago It's also not easily recognizable as an aggregator when you go to subs/communities where there are zero or nearly zero links, and it's all threads. They're honestly more like a hybrid between an aggregator and an oversimplified forum. Most subs I frequented feel like Delphi did back when I grew up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Bro I know that exact blank stare. I always catch it when I try to explain what Reddit is. permalink fedilink source parent