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Why does Lemmy feel so fresh compared to Reddit? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 years ago by AB7ORH7D to c/[email protected]

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As a long time Reddit user, there's something about Lemmy and the fediverse that feels really refreshing and new. I think it has to do with a few things...

People are more respectful of each other and interested in discussion and being social.
Less trolls (users are probably older?)
Due to it not being absolutely huge, I feel like people will actually see my posts and comments instead of being lost in a sea of content. I suppose once Lemmy grows this will change, however the cool thing about the fediverse are the new servers. So you can stick to the server when you want smaller community discussion and go to "all" when you want more populated threads.
The clean UI feels refreshing and clean, almost like the early internet.

What have you noticed? Do you find it refreshing too?

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[–] franzfurdinand 5 points 2 years ago

That last bit feels amazing. The big thing that was really grossing me out about Reddit was the three particularly egregious ad types I was getting. Using the official Reddit app, it took me a while to realize how bad the ads were.

I would get ads for "He gets us", which isn't directly incompatible with me being LGBT+, but... it definitely didn't leave me with warm and fuzzy feelings.

I'd get ads for alcohol. A lot. Which is atrocious, especially since I'm almost six years sober and have made repeated mention of that in my posts. It's pretty fucked up to do that imo.

In the same vein, I was getting sketchy ads for casinos and gambling. It's something I avoid because I know I have a problem with forming unhealthy habits and gambling can be just as habit forming as alcohol. Both of those last two were starting to feel... predatory.