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what's something you're into that you don't want anyone you know irl to know about? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I really like fanfiction. Reading and writing it. Nobody in my life knows and I plan on keeping it that way.

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[–] 66 points 2 years ago (11 children)

No one IRL knows I help run a Lemmy instance and I plan on keeping it that way for now as it's going to take too much explaining.

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  • [–] [S] 86 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    I've tried explaining Lemmy to people and they do not understand. They are like "just use reddit bro"

    I stopped using Reddit when the API protests happened and haven't gone back. I honestly think Lemmy is far superior. I love seeing and interacting with the same people in varying threads. Feels like an actual community.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Sadly, that's the reaction I've gotten as well. Most people I know in real life just don't care enough to even look into it, and the fediverse in general is an incomprehensible subject to them.

    *sigh

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I am halfway through. I deleted my old account and tried to use Lemmy, but formula1 is dead here and only on Reddit I find my dose of heroin news

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The bargain I've made with myself is that Reddit is now a read-only adblock-only resource for me, and I'm prepared for it to go away on it's own. I don't post there, but I was active in several niche communities, and was a voice in the crowd on a few more popular ones (sportsball related) that don't get a ton of traction here (though this college football season was fun. Hang in there, !cfb@fanaticus.social ), and I'm not going to completely give up checking in on things, but I engage on the Fediverse and a few forums full of crotchety old bastards who never "got" reddit in the first place.

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