There are a few users joining now every day, and I was thinking it would be nice with some short introductions, if you want to. :)
I for one has grown really tired of what social media is today, and I wanted to try out alternatives where people can actually relax and communicate without being tracked and subjected to horrible ads. Since im a technical guy who currently works in devops, I figured I would start https://lemmy.today, and try to be of service to the community in that way.
Im so tired of internet ads, and I have installed https://pi-hole.net as a network ad blocker at home. So this means my entire family benefits also (everyone on the wifi). Its super interesting to watch how windows and mac machines are constantly calling home, reporting activity, even when the devices are idle. I recommend you guys to do the same if you have the know-how.
Im a long time linux user, and even though it has its frustrations sometimes, specially with screen sharing, its worth it for me to just feel like I own my computer and whats running on it.
So I guess thats a little bit about me. I would love to hear from you guys if you feel confident making a post and share who you are and why you got interested in Lemmy. And also why you are looking for alternatives to reddit. :)
Thank you!
Yeah its really fast for me too. Its hosted on Hetzner Cloud in western USA, specifically in Hillsboro. They have really fast networks and I believe this should translate into an excellent user experience if you are in the US.
The vision for this instance is to simply provide a place for people who want a fast instance close to where they live. I dont want to limit peoples freedom in choosing what communities they want to join on other instances. There has been this big drama recently where big instances are choosing to not federate with certain other instances, but I really dont want to limit users in what they want to subscribe to.
So as long as it doesnt become a moderation problem, I want you to be able to subscribe to anything at all, and explore the fediverse the way it was meant to be explored.
Right now there are not so many active users, and of course I would love to see that grow, but even if it doesnt, I plan to have this instance running anyway. It doesnt cost much and I use it heavily myself anyway. :)
But its important to subscribe to many other remote communities to really get a good experience and not get bored. I use https://lemmyverse.net/ to find new communities and subscribe to them, and I have 50+ communities I follow myself now. Really recommend to follow as many as possible to really enjoy it here, since its not much local activity yet. :)