Funny how we get waves of users for different reasons, I created an account when the blocked the API and left definitely when they started banning people.
I think for random use it fine, but more specific stuff will be harder. We don't even have a big football\soccer community.
The only reason for me to be on Reddit is because that's where the people are. While the European subs, and some others, were generally positive with interesting people there's of course a lot wrong with the platform.
More generally, I actively try to support European platforms but they tend to be far less populated.
As for specific communities - I can't join you in a football one as I know nothing about it. Beyond that, it's a bit exploring for me what's there.
I know Reddit has pulled a bunch of tricks over the last few years making the platform ever less appealing. Sadly, most people won't move once they're stuck in their ways and platforms abuse that. Cory Doctorow has a word for that.
I just hope this place becomes a little more lively.
Feel free to post stuff in every community. It's relatively empty because people don't post, you can change that.
I hope to contribute my bit but it's not just me I hope.
If you see something interesting somewhere just post it in fitting communities. The fediverse is also a lot less restrictive in what you can post in most comms than Reddit.
If you make this a habit you can become a powerful force in the liveliness of the fediverse. Only a few percent of users actively post.
Welcome btw
Thanks. I absolutely want to be active but I also am still figuring out a bit how things work here. I'm rather just part of the community than a 'powerful force', also feels a bit rude to take that on as a newcomer.
But I'm around and all the time I used to spend (lose?) on Reddit has to go somewhere...
If you have any questions about the Lemmyverse you can ask them in the Ask comms:
Don't forget to choose your UI flavor. In the server sidebar you have a few different UIs to choose.
All about Europe