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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 2 years 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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[–] teft 65 points 2 years ago (13 children)

I actually said the same a few days ago. Lemmy now is how reddit was back in the beginning.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

The question that remains to be answered is, are the normies that moved to Reddit responsible for what it became? Or was it a product of the corporate profit driven manipulation of the platform? Time will tell..

Edit: It's worth noting, I don't mean to say 'normies' a a pejorative term, just the most casual way to differentiate the more tech-savvy, active early adopters that I find many people currently using the platform are, versus those who are simply doom scrolling content on social media.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It's both. The normies are the reason the content and vibe sucked, and the corporate manipulation is what filled it with normies. Reddit had hit Eternal September for me nearly 6 years ago. I only stayed because there was literally nothing better at the time.

[–] byrona 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I keep seeing your username everywhere, how the hell do you put those emojis on there

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Display name. Anything can go in that field. :)

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