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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...

  1. People are more respectful of each other and interested in discussion and being social.
  2. Less trolls (users are probably older?)
  3. 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.
  4. 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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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is a group of like-minded, technology-affluent users that most likely have a higher average age than Reddit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As well as higher average IQ, it feels like.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

IQ probably has little to do with it. It's socialization and learned expectation that are acting as a filter currently.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, of course. It was a tongue in cheek comment that didn't land well.

[โ€“] samus12345 3 points 2 years ago

Honestly, though, you're not wrong.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Ah. I got woooshed!

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I felt like Reddit was plagued by the mainstream user during the pandemic. I used to go on Reddit to lurk subs like r/Carding to understand how people(criminals?) steal credit card credentials and dump the balances.

By reading them I change the way I manage my own OPSEC. I could read just about anything there. Now it's all banned or tightly moderated. Can't say this can't say that. Hope lemmy won't be the same.

[โ€“] samus12345 3 points 2 years ago

If you don't like it, you can always set up your own instance here. That's the beauty of it!