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This is a community for general discussion where you can get your bearings in the fediverse. Discuss topics & ask questions that don't seem to fit in any other community, or don't have an active community yet.

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Idk y’all, I see a lot of angry posts about Reddit still because of being essentially forced out, however! (self.general)

submitted 1 year ago by qooqie to c/general

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I feel like lemmy is actually really amazing and has a lot of smart discussion happening instead of the constant circlejerking that happens on Reddit. I also feel the community here is a lot more hopeful/helpful! That’s all, thanks for reading 😄

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s really fascinating watching something new grow

I’m not entirely sold on the fediverse as a feasible, long-term solution - there are definitely going to be hard truths, disappointments and lessons along the way… but I’m up for the ride, come what may

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The fediverse is definitely not perfect, but centralized monopoly social networks are extremely far from perfect too. In comparison, with all the growing pains it still might be better than the alternative