I found out about Lemmy through browsing the /r/linux wiki.
I usually move on as my ADHD body doesn’t feel like setting up an account on a new social media (due to executive dysfunction); but I randomly decided to sign up.
Signing up for a new platform wasn’t as bad as I thought it would. I may just need to get used to making new accounts on foreign platforms.
Using Lemmy wasn’t as bad as I thought. It’s somewhat stable and it doesn’t seem all that bad to use an unpopular social media; the lack of an echo chamber (as a result of federation) is annoying for me to deal with, because I’m not used to it; but it’s good for getting more perspectives.
I like the Active sort; it promotes discussion better than new.
Federation is a nice aspect.
Lack of hypocrisy.
Full markdown is supported!
SVG can be posted through <svg>. It’s impossible to post SVG on Reddit.
i saw it on the rust subreddit back when it first started out. i didn’t really understand what federation was so to me it was just “Reddit rewritten in Rust” and that sounded cool but i didn’t really get the point or how that would affect the users. commenters seemed to agree so i moved on. then i started caring a lot more about my online privacy in the past year, discovered matrix, then the fediverse, then lemmy while looking for more fediverse alternatives for mainstream social media. i never really got into social media other than reddit, so it was awesome to find a part of the fediverse that offered a similar experience
i saw it on the rust subreddit back when it first started out. i didn’t really understand what federation was so to me it was just “Reddit rewritten in Rust” and that sounded cool but i didn’t really get the point or how that would affect the users. commenters seemed to agree so i moved on. then i started caring a lot more about my online privacy in the past year, discovered matrix, then the fediverse, then lemmy while looking for more fediverse alternatives for mainstream social media. i never really got into social media other than reddit, so it was awesome to find a part of the fediverse that offered a similar experience