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Over the last week or so I have noticed that I have a lot more fun engaging in discussions on here as opposed to reddit.

On reddit i always felt like i was shouting into the void and there was nobody listening, which resulted in me becoming a lurker for the last 12 years.

Maybe it's the small size of this community, the lack of karma farmers, that I've finally lost my mind or a little bit of all of the above, but this place just feels like something special. I'm really looking forward to building the fediverse with all of you!

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I’ve made more posts and comments here in the past week than I did on Reddit for a long time. I think I have 80 posts now it’s insane and like nearly 300 comments. This place is fun

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yes, Ive got the same thing. I did use Reddit to ask stuff, but never engaged in discussions as it didn't seem to matter. Whenever something had hit the front page, new comments wouldn't be seen.

On Lemmy I've been very active, and people are just nicer. Also I want to make certain communities a success so I do even more my best to post content.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

@Deralax I feel that's more related with platform addiction. Since COVID 19 Reddit became more a news stand.
Look at r/popular 11 of each 10 posts are news related and not like a generic piece of news. Feels that they're perfectly selected to create toxic comments which at the same time droves people to look for more toxic news.

Reddit is a platform designed about being toxic and addictive while Lemmy/Kbin are designed as a way to connect with people that shares your same interests.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I feel the same way I almost never commented on reddit, but here I feel like its just much easier to

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Here, I feel that I can experience a similar feeling to the fun of the pioneering rural countryside, where people cut through the wasteland to build fields and houses, and discuss the news over tea with their neighbors.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Welcome to the federated frontier!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This is the exact reason why communism and anarchy would work. People love to do stuff when things are fair.

When you feel like you are just helping some rich person get more data on you, and you're being exploited you shut down.

When you are working towards something with other people and you all benefit from it you can do things that would normally be considered work and enjoy them!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Reddit posts would only get acknowledged if you said one of the pre-approved comments. Commenting felt pointless because so many of the upvoted and comments that actually got engaged with felt like they were written by a bot or just automatically generated by reddit.

"fuck about, find out"

"maybe, just maybe..."

*"I'll take for 500, Alex" *

"They had us in the first half, not gonna lie"

I wonder how may of the commenters were just bots.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'm more of a lurker but I'm more compelled to comment here because of the default sort algorithm in comments, you get a mix of newer and upvoted, so even if I comment on an older post, or one with a lot of comments I don't feel like I'm shouting to the void.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I've been feeling the same way. It's why I've been much more active in comment chains and why I've replied to a lot more posts, though I still have a bit of trouble with actually posting.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Same here. It’s feels a lot more welcoming to post in topics!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

It does feel a bit better, but I still struggle to contribute. It feels like it's a bit noisy still - maybe I just need to reduce how much content I'm subscribed to.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

@Deralax and you can interact with people outside of kbin too. The fediverse really is awesome.
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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

the fediverse feels a lot more welcoming to interact with tbh, with reddit you had

>astroturfing

>reposters

>puns and shitposts soaring to the top of comments / subs, real discussion buried

and i dont feel any of that here

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I, like many of the other replies, feel quite the same. Although I think the highlight of this for me is just how less aggressive and how much more receptive and open to discussion people have been. tbf i still mostly lurk but I've commented more here in a few days than I have in the final few years I was on reddit.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Reddit has a high percentage of bots and shills so this is still real people thus more welcoming.

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