I'll be honest - I don't think I'll stop using reddit completely. There are just too many subs there that aren't here that I'm interested in. I might just use reddit whenever I'm on pc (which would be far far less since I'm usually on mobile). I'm still staying here, though, and try to be as active as I can.
On one hand, I think this is the best opportunity for lemmy to grow exponentially in terms of reddit immigrants. It would be great to take advantage of this since if many users from reddit have a good experience with lemmy it's free word of mouth advertising over at reddit. Plus I'm not sure reddit will do something like this again in the foreseeable future after their IPO comes out.
On the other hand, I completely understand that there are technical challenges that need to be addressed, and a user that's trying lemmy out for the first time would probably get turned off if it seems like lenny is unstable and/or there's not much content to engage him/her.
Id love for lenny to evolve and grow. I've only been here ~48 hours but I'm already less stressed and the community so far has been good to me. I'll still promote lenny even after this API issue until they ban me. Lol.
Box score here. Who's going to win the series? Jokic had a huge game yet the Nuggets lost. Seems like Miami's defensive gameplan is to let Jokic score and lock everyone else up.
I was worried Denver would just dominate the series and get a (gentleman's) sweep. I'm glad the Heat aren't taking it lying down. Pretty excited for the rest of the series, tbh.
I'm still predicting Denver in 6 games. Come on Miami, prove me wrong!
I've been looking for a reddit alternative for at least a year now, although I wasn't too focused on it. I did try one (I can't remember the name) but didn't stick around because there was so little activity. The API change was the last straw. I actively looked for alternatives and someone recommended lemmy.
Had I known about lemmy before, I probably would have been here since last year, at least.
We all know about how Reddit closed-sourced back in 2017 and will be killing off third-party apps this July, what will Lemmy.ml do to avoid facing the same fate? Reddit started off like this (open, aiming for freedom) and it all went downhill from there.
I apologize for deleting my comment. I felt I was too new to have valid opinions on the matter. I got used to reddit picking apart comments lol (just like what you mentioned). I'm still not used to the community here.
I'm staying with lemmy, tbh. The community is refreshing. They actually seem to encourage (mature/open) discourse here. I wasn't as active in reddit as I am here in less than 24 hours. Lmao. I still miss some of the subs I frequent and they'll probably be the reason I'll still pop up in reddit from time to time.
This is actually pretty accurate based on the short time I've spent here. Honestly, it's pretty nice.
Our opinions have always been valid, they just haven’t been welcome.
Thank you for saying this. I guess I needed to hear that. lol. It would be amazing if lemmy grows a bit more - more activity would be nice. That's my only concern rn, tbh. Hoping we both enjoy our time spent here!
I have never before received so many reactions and comments on my Lemmy posts before, so it's obvious to see, that there are many new members here.
Welcome to all the new! And I'm looking forward to see more of you here.
Cheers!
Thanks for the welcome! I'm still a bit confused by how this all works, but not gonna lie I think it's pretty cool and I wish I knew about this earlier.
I've worked from home a few years now, and whilst the upsides are well known I've personally found some challenges there too. Have you experienced anything similar? How did you deal with it?...
So. Much. This. Been working from home since the pandemic started. I guess being an introvert helped a ton since I know a lot of people who struggled with it.
I think for the social aspect, I noticed working from home removed (or at least dramatically decreased) the feeling of being in a team. I do miss that, surprisingly. Now it feels more like I'm a hired gun rather than a part of a team. We do have regular team meetings but it's just isn't the same.
Another pro is I get to interact more, despite in a limited fashion, with people from different countries. We usually had our higher ups manage that and just cascade when there was information to relay.
I don't think I'll ever go back to the office, tbh.
I completely agree. I use Joey myself (no particular reason - I just got pretty confortable with it). My only problem now is I keep getting timeouts. It could be my connection, though.
I'm resetting windows 10 on my Thinkpad T580 for work but would like to create a partition for linux. It's an older laptop and really chugs through games like Minecraft or RuneScape but I enjoy playing relaxing games while I listen to audiobooks at night. I grew up using windows which is why I've mostly used Ubuntu and ZorinOS...
Definitely try it. I started Linux with Mint since it's the closest to Windows I could find. Later on I wanted to try bleeding edge but vanilla Arch was too complicated for a noob like me. Until I found EOS. The transition was smooth and painless. I learned more about Linux in a few months with EOS than years on Mint, but that's a me problem. Now I have vanilla Arch on my VM and EOS on my laptop bare metal. It's pretty stable, and that one-time Grub issue was the only hiccup I ever experienced that was not due to my stupidity. Lol.
Now I want to try Gentoo, but man it's even more complicated.
We are happy to see that many of you are exploring Lemmy after Reddit announced changes to its API policy. I maintain this project alongside @dessalines....
When things hit the fan on July 1st (lemmy.ml)
Popcorn is ready.
Preparing for the hug of death (feddit.de)
The growing list of subs which going to be dark (www.reddit.com)
[Post Game Thread] The Miami Heat bounce back and even the Finals 1-1 against the Denver Nuggets, 111-108. Bam Adebayo goes for 21/9/4, Gabe Vincent leads the Heat in scoring with 23
Box score here. Who's going to win the series? Jokic had a huge game yet the Nuggets lost. Seems like Miami's defensive gameplan is to let Jokic score and lock everyone else up.
what brought you to Lemmy?
I'm just another reddit refugee to be honest
what web browser do you use and why?
I use geh Firefox forks mull and fennec, I occasionally use vanadium. I just like privacy but tor is overkill for me
What could Lemmy.ml do to avoid becoming the next Reddit after a decade?
We all know about how Reddit closed-sourced back in 2017 and will be killing off third-party apps this July, what will Lemmy.ml do to avoid facing the same fate? Reddit started off like this (open, aiming for freedom) and it all went downhill from there.
consider starting to post, if you where a lurker or commenter on reddit
I never post much on reddit, I go there for entertainment etc....
what're some of your favorite games of all time? (beehaw.org)
Do you work from home? How are you finding it?
I've worked from home a few years now, and whilst the upsides are well known I've personally found some challenges there too. Have you experienced anything similar? How did you deal with it?...
What is your favourite 3rd party Lemmy client?
I'm thinking mobile but keeping the options open
help me choose my next distro
I'm resetting windows 10 on my Thinkpad T580 for work but would like to create a partition for linux. It's an older laptop and really chugs through games like Minecraft or RuneScape but I enjoy playing relaxing games while I listen to audiobooks at night. I grew up using windows which is why I've mostly used Ubuntu and ZorinOS...
Welcome Reddit refugees!
We are happy to see that many of you are exploring Lemmy after Reddit announced changes to its API policy. I maintain this project alongside @dessalines....