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what's something you're into that you don't want anyone you know irl to know about? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I really like fanfiction. Reading and writing it. Nobody in my life knows and I plan on keeping it that way.

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[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 61 points 4 months ago

No one IRL knows I help run a Lemmy instance and I plan on keeping it that way for now as it's going to take too much explaining.

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 83 points 4 months ago

I've tried explaining Lemmy to people and they do not understand. They are like "just use reddit bro"

I stopped using Reddit when the API protests happened and haven't gone back. I honestly think Lemmy is far superior. I love seeing and interacting with the same people in varying threads. Feels like an actual community.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 36 points 4 months ago

"Reddit but run by non profits" is the simplest I find, even though that's not completely accurate

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

"Like reddit but not owned by a single company" is how I've put it.

[-] b3an@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Now Reddit had straight up opened their doors for AI training, which ofc they get money for. Off the Reddit users content. Fuck you Spez.

[-] technomad@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 months ago

Sadly, that's the reaction I've gotten as well. Most people I know in real life just don't care enough to even look into it, and the fediverse in general is an incomprehensible subject to them.

*sigh

[-] JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

I am halfway through. I deleted my old account and tried to use Lemmy, but formula1 is dead here and only on Reddit I find my dose of ~~heroin~~ news

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

The bargain I've made with myself is that Reddit is now a read-only adblock-only resource for me, and I'm prepared for it to go away on it's own. I don't post there, but I was active in several niche communities, and was a voice in the crowd on a few more popular ones (sportsball related) that don't get a ton of traction here (though this college football season was fun. Hang in there, !cfb@fanaticus.social ), and I'm not going to completely give up checking in on things, but I engage on the Fediverse and a few forums full of crotchety old bastards who never "got" reddit in the first place.

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Same, but replace sportsball with hobbies and gaming

[-] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago

You stole my "joke" :P

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

I think it's just a pretty common experience.

I am looking forward to casually dropping into the conversation that I run a social media network.

this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2024

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