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A community dedicated to fediverse news and discussion.

Fediverse is a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe".

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I like this significantly better than Mastodon (lemmy.one)
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My experience with the Fediverse has only been through Mastodon, through which I struggled to find a community I really gelled with. Either it was supper overwhelming with meme posts or NSFW, or it was too chill to the point of nothing. Or, it was hyperfocused like FOSS/Linux and became uninteresting after awhile. May try again, but I think I will explore the other fedisites like Plemora or Calckey to see if I like it better.

I love the pace of a forum. I grew up primarily with GameFAQS and some lucid dreaming forum, and honestly it was very formative in teaching me how to write and use critical thinking skills, as well as how to respond to a variety of temperaments. I stopped participating in online forums awhile ago, and while I loved Reddit as a resource, I never felt inspired to participate. In the same way, there are an incredible number of forums dedicated to a certain topic, and are extremely valuable, it would be annoying to make an account for all the things I am interested in.

I like what lemmy is becoming. Glad to find system that makes interacting with people enjoyable.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Awesome! Welcome to Lemmy, I hope you have a great stay :D
Lurking is also always an option, I tend to do it myself quite a lot as well hehe

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

True. A space like Lemmy (or Reddit) is always valuable because of the sheer amount of information that gets shared. I am really loving the thread on FOSS recommendations; there are some awesome projects I had never seen but definitely want to use.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Any way you can link to the thread? I'm still having trouble navigating in this place.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is lemmy.one down? I can't seem to be able to connect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It is working for me! That is my instance.

Hm, I honestly do not know how to troubleshoot with you.

Is it something to do with lemmy.ml? It would be wild if they defederated lemmy.one, but I doubt that is the case.

I guess try closing the app/browser or logging in and out.