I'm moving away from reddit and looking for a new link aggregator/discussion site, but I want to host my own personal one, and just participate with fediverse sites with federation, since it's unclear which of kbin or lemmy will take off fully, and which specific sites will stick around....
The good news is that by the nature of federation, the only factor that's really going to matter is which software you're more comfortable with. If you decide on kbin, you can still federate with all of the Lemmy instances out there and vice versa. And it's not limited to just those two services either. You can follow Mastodon users or any other ActivityPub-enabled service too.
So even if there's a clear winner between Lemmy or kbin public instances, as long as the projects are getting updated and one gives you an experience that gels with how you like to use it then go wild.
I've had the discography of Distant Dream on heavy rotation lately. A fantastic choice if you're in the mood for some instrumental progressive post-metal. Helps me focus on whatever I'm working on.
I agree. Even if Reddit booted out spez tomorrow and canceled the whole API plan I wouldn't believe their sincerity. The problem is no longer just that the API price is insulting and that they want to hamstring 3rd party apps, it's that Reddit as a company believes it doesn't have to respect the users that are solely responsible for generating the value of their website. Its why the Apollo dev has stated that even a complete course reversal on Reddit's part wouldn't bring Apollo back at this point; Reddit has proven that they are not a reliable business partner.
It's honestly exciting being at the start of what feels like a new social media wave.
It really is. Giving up Twitter for Mastodon was easy for me because I never used Twitter, but Reddit has been a staple of my life for over ten years now. It feels a lot more real this time around. Thankfully a federated link aggregator like /kbin suits my preferences much more than a microblog like Mastodon does, and I'm excited that this will still let me peruse that microblog content when it suits me.
Best for personal self hosting, kbin or Lemmy or something else?
I'm moving away from reddit and looking for a new link aggregator/discussion site, but I want to host my own personal one, and just participate with fediverse sites with federation, since it's unclear which of kbin or lemmy will take off fully, and which specific sites will stick around....
What's a song that you like?
Whats a song (or more than one) that you like, or been listening to lately?
A lot subreddits end their blackout tomorrow. Will you go back to Reddit, or continue with kbin and the Fediverse?
I haven't used Reddit at all since the blackout began. Even if they change course, the Fediverse is growing on me, and I think I'll stay here....