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[–] UnperfectOne@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm not particularly impressed, to be honest.

Aside from the performance issues (which I'm sure will be sorted out), the UI is awful. Seriously, how the hell am I supposed to join a community on desktop? The "subscribe" button is just a bit of text!

I understand the idea of the fediverse is to be decentralised, but it just doesn't make for a great user-experience. The whole thing doesn't really "click" in the same way reddit does. On top of that, it doesn't really have a big enough userbase yet. On reddit, big subs like gaming and movies a packed full of users, yet their equivalents seem pretty dead here.

I'm never going to install the official reddit app so I'm sure I'll be fine with Lemmy on mobile when the performance issues are sorted out, but I'll probably stick to reddit on desktop.

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[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I find it refreshing, for the most part. I've found that comments and replies are much more civil, I'm still getting used to the way users here disagree with actual reasoning while maintening respect for the other perspective. I had ads blocked before, but being absolutely ad free, without even the blank space where an ad would go is even better. The only downside is the amount of space dedicated to complaining about reddit. I don't wish to stop anyone from processing in whatever way they need, I just need to spend more time in my subscriptions instead of "all".

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[–] Heku@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Still learning how to use it, but so far i like it. I wish to find an app that would use less mobile data tho, RIF was nice and light, but Connect atleast feels like good ol' RIF.

[–] JaCrispy@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

It's been alright so far. I couldn't get an account to work on Lemmy.world, so I had to start over on lemm.ee and that was kind of a pain, especially since some communities don't show up on lemm.ee. I'm still trying to get everything set up and subscribed to the same communities I was on Reddit. I'm using Jerboa and it works pretty well and looks good. Looking forward to seeing Lemmy grow!

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It has been fun so far. Just wishing more content eas here, but hopefully it'll increase with time.

[–] InigoMontoyota@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For the most part, there are maybe one or two subreddits I miss (ukrainianwar and wrexhamafc) and while I have found something for Ukraine, it's the quantity of content that was there. Beyond that, don't miss it at all, loving the vibe of lemmy, and glad I found a place to land. Oh and f$@% spez

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[–] Wizza@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Managed to make me post and comment at all, which is more than reddit has ever done to me. Literally made my account around an hour ago too.

[–] Kettellkorn@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only thing I miss is my smaller subs is that I really enjoyed for my specific interests. Hopefully they grow here. For general content I enjoy Lemmy much more

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[–] neijzero@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really like it here. Im on connect for lemmy which is giving me boost for reddit vibes

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[–] 0235@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It is OK. Performance is a bit bumpy (expected) and communities are a lot quieter, but it is much much nicer here. Reddit is filled with absolute morons who scream SOURCE!!!!!! every time they see a joke or opinion which doesn't allign with their belief that children standing 8na. School yard deserved to die because they have the right to drive angiant car

[–] SamuelM@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I'm loving it! I's similar enough to not be confusing but different enough to be an exciting change. Hoping the apps mature more, though.

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Great but there’s some frustrations. My instance appears overloaded and often voting or commenting fails. I’m also using alpha software so it’s unstable. And the communities are much tinier and quieter.

I’m sure in a few weeks there will be some big improvements. Early mastodon was like this too.

[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah the content isn't quite as niche yet, but I way prefer it

Loving it. Haven't been back to Reddit in days. Don't foresee that changing.

[–] DonnieDarkmode@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I’m enjoying it! The fediverse is a cool concept with a lot of promise, and with Reddit and Twitter both being killed from the top it’s taken on new importance for me. It’s also been really refreshing to see that Lemmy isn’t a right-wing cesspool like Reddit alternatives and whatnot have been in the past

Little bit on struggle bus. Looks like work blocks the instance I registered on so tried lemmy.world, but I guess I need a totally separate account to login to that? Seems a little fussy

[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

I'm slowly figuring out things and slowly finding communities. There seems like there's a lot more genuine engagement. It's rad.

[–] Slacker@marsey.moe 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lemmy is a buggy piece of shit, there are better frontends out there

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[–] ABC123itsEASY@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'm loving hanging out with y'all.

[–] justmike@pnw.zone 3 points 1 year ago

@alphapro784 I feel like I'm using it wrong. I only see replies in my feed, not the original question. Probably user error on my part. Just haven't had the time to explore it.

I miss some of the subs from reddit but I don't want to deal with their app.

[–] AngryDemonoid@lemmy.lylapol.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I never used twitter, so i had no expectations when I used Mastodon.

I was a little hesitant with Lemmy since I use reddit so much. I'm liking it way more than I thought!

It's obviously less content, but as far ss my day-to-day use, i don't miss much. Hardest part was finding different communities to sub to, but there are enough directory sites around to help out with that.

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