I was genuinely surprised that Quora was brought up as a Reddit alternative since like you said it was basically AskReddit, NoStupidQuestions, etc 24/7
Btw, this is me testing the limits of kbin's microblog feature, so the following post will be long. I will post a TLDR at the end.
It has been nearly a month since I've first joined #fediverse. Even before the #reddit exodus, I was already growing tired of the site for the fact that despite how large the communities were, they were very cold and impersonal. There was also the fact that for the #queer community at least, we had been siloed off from the rest of reddit, because nearly every topic involving #LGBTQ issues were very often met with hostility by a good amount of users, often followed by a locked topic. It was even getting to the point where I didn't even feel safe in the some of the more socially liberal spaces.
The fact that mods were being stripped of some of the few tools they had to keep their communities hospitable, I knew the writing was on the wall. I tried many reddit alternatives during the blackout, including #raddle and #tildes. But once I figured out how #kbin, #mastodon, and #lemmy worked, I found myself feeling right at home on the fediverse.
I think the main reason why is because many of the people here are misfits from other platforms. Many of the users on mastodon are former twitter users who were driven off by the corporate culture of twitter, and later by Elon Musk and the poisoning of the platform. Others are former redditors like me who found platforms like lemmy, and are in the midst of trying to rebuild the community they once had on thier former platform.
Fediverse definitely doesn't feel "mainstream" like the sites that many of us come from , but perhaps that is part of the appeal, and why I have taken to it far quicker than any other social platform I have tried in the past. I'm just hoping as the fediverse continues to grow and attract new users, that it doesn't lose it's quirky and experimental spirit.
TLDR: I like fediverse. It's weird, quirky, and I feel more open here than I was ever able to be on reddit. Don't ever change.
It’s always extra fun when I get freereign on character tweaks on these XD I kinda imagined her as a kind of exo-colonist or some sort of high-orbit technician. Light emitting ears, for working in dark places, and amphibious gene-splice for best use of water based radiation shielding....
Because of his video you can now look up "who made the Disney Channel theme" on Google and the person's name is in big bold letters. I strongly recommend against spoiling it for yourself though.
A few people have been asking if I'm going to stick around on Mastodon if I'm not posting on Twitter anymore, and... well, like, I'll definitely keep posting announcements here. But in general, honestly, I have no idea! My impression of Mastodon—having checked it multiple times a day for several years—is that it's just kind of a wasteland. People don't really seem interested in talking about anything other than social media meta? Those are the only posts of mine that get replies, anyway!
@christinelove Ack, I'm sorry you feel that way. I sometimes get frustrated with Mastodon because I want to talk about things and they get no replies.
ETA: I do know that people talk about things other than social media. The current situations with Reddit and such are just getting people heated probably
Starting July 11, 2023, Pocket users will be prompted to transition to a Firefox account in order to log in and access their Pocket account. Aside from changing how you log in to Pocket, this does not affect your saved items. While optional at first, the transition to a Firefox account in order to log in will be required by...
now they're making a live action moana in 2025. it hasn't even been 10 years, disney is lowballing so hard with these lifeless remakes. hopefully ariel flops bad enough that they change their minds.
I saw a thread from a certain magazine in my Random Threads and I decided to block it, but the thread remained even after refreshing multiple times. And when new random threads were shown, they pulled some from magazines I already blocked (I checked, I blocked those instances and it wasn't just a magazine from a different...
I'm new to fediverse. For a long time I assumed it would be possible to have a single identity separate from the ActivityPub instance I'm using and tried to figure out what am I missing. Recently, I figured out that it was not the case. People generally have multiple accounts for interacting with different aspects of fediverse....
It's worth noting, however, you're often able to post the link to a post on another Fediverse platform into the search bar of a Mastodon instance and interact with it from there. I was able to do that for a Pixelfed post.
I'm actually a pretty recent Firefox user. I started almost 2 years ago (I downloaded it in October 2021). I was looking for alternatives to Chrome. I really liked Vivaldi but I was curious about Firefox. It started out as my secondary browser with Vivaldi being my main but it slowly became my main browser. It took a while to get used to but I really like it!
What are your opinions on the other Reddit alternatives like Squabbles.io, Raddle, Tildes, etc?
So obviously a lot of us are partial to kbin/Lemmy but have any of you explored the other alternatives like Raddle, Squabbles.io, and Tildes?...
The seriouspost state of the union. (aka what do we do now?) PLEASE READ.
Here’s a few things that are happening that I feel should be addressed:...
Bro wtf is going on in Raddle today?
https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/poDLrQnZAD.jpg
Vin Diesel can probably tell even while he’s asleep (i.imgur.com)
Do you skip the intro? (i.imgur.com)
My favourite pic of my favourite pup [OC] (lemmy.world)
She’s as dumb as she is cute. And she’s real dumb.
Phoenix-D's Mugshot (pawb.social)
It’s always extra fun when I get freereign on character tweaks on these XD I kinda imagined her as a kind of exo-colonist or some sort of high-orbit technician. Light emitting ears, for working in dark places, and amphibious gene-splice for best use of water based radiation shielding....
Documentary suggestions
(this is probably a topic that would fit better in the Chat community, of so I will cross-post there and remove this post)...
what is the difference between sexual and romantic attraction?
Are there any other terms. I’m just curious
Signing in to Pocket just got even more secure (blog.mozilla.org)
Starting July 11, 2023, Pocket users will be prompted to transition to a Firefox account in order to log in and access their Pocket account. Aside from changing how you log in to Pocket, this does not affect your saved items. While optional at first, the transition to a Firefox account in order to log in will be required by...
disney needs to stop making dumb live action remakes
now they're making a live action moana in 2025. it hasn't even been 10 years, disney is lowballing so hard with these lifeless remakes. hopefully ariel flops bad enough that they change their minds.
Reddit is about to get a little less accessible (www.theverge.com)
Why are blocked magazines still showing up in Random Threads?
I saw a thread from a certain magazine in my Random Threads and I decided to block it, but the thread remained even after refreshing multiple times. And when new random threads were shown, they pulled some from magazines I already blocked (I checked, I blocked those instances and it wasn't just a magazine from a different...
Identity in the Fediverse (mattball.io)
I'm new to fediverse. For a long time I assumed it would be possible to have a single identity separate from the ActivityPub instance I'm using and tried to figure out what am I missing. Recently, I figured out that it was not the case. People generally have multiple accounts for interacting with different aspects of fediverse....
How calculator games took over schools (youtu.be)
When did you start using Firefox? Did you leave at some point and return? What is your story? Introduce yourself! (fedia.io)
Let's take advantage of the fact that we are so small! Say hi and tell us how you started using Firefox!