I used to browse Reddit 90+% of the time from my phone through the RiF app, so after June 30th, here is what I did and what I recommend as a starter pack for others in the same situation:

Create account on lemmy.world, so the browser part is covered
Search for the information on which app provides the closest to the RiF (Apollo, etc.) experience
Instal Liftoff and be happy - it is just like RiF :-) (for Apollo and others, it could be different - find your own favorite!)
Dial back dramatically on using Reddit at all. I only load 4 subs in my phone's browser, because I did not find the Lemmy / Fediverse alternatives yet
Constantly look for the communities to replace the subreddits you are still visiting
OPTIONAL - once or twice a week, look at /r/pics and /r/videos and laugh at the creativity of the still ongoing protest :-)

So that is where I am right now, posting this via the web browser on the lemmy.world site, by pressing "create a post". Seems easy enough for now, but I find it a bit confusing that other people can post from Mastodon and other Lemmy instances... Do they see the same communities I do? Do I see all Lemmy communities if I use lemmy.world....? So many questions, but it's exciting to explore this brand new structure.

Even after reading the Fediverse and ActivityPub articles on Wikipedia my head is spinning, and I don't really understand how everything fits / works together, but here I am! An ex(-ish) Redditor after the APIcalypse, looking for cool new communities, and excited about the future that the Fediverse can bring!

(I'm willing to learn! Someone please link me a FAQ where I can find the answers to my questions :-) )

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Optional extra point to add on to #5: if the community that needs to replace a subreddit isn't here yet, MAKE IT. And advertise it, so it can get popular. Be the change you want to see!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can you make a magazine without having to make an instance?

[–] Onurb 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. Only your server needs to allow it. But lemmy.world f.e. does

[–] leraje 3 points 1 year ago

Yes. a Magazine is the same thing as a Community on Lemmy and a subreddit on Reddit hence the r/whatever on reddit, m/whatever on KBin and c/whatever on Lemmy.

An instance is the name given to a server thats installed and run a copy of the KBin (or Lemmy) software. So kbin.social is a different server than fedia.io - both are running the KBin software but on different servers. You can create communities on one or both which can lead to overlap - there are several c/funny communities on Lemmy for example, each on a different server, modded by different users.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd also encourage people to check the Lemmy explorer first before assuming a community doesn't exist just because it's not on lemmy.world. Https://Lemmyverse.net has a surprising amount of communities on it, split among so instances. We don't want a bunch of clones.

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

Not having people join can be discouraging, so maybe people treating magazines like their own personal blog would help until it gets growth.

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

This is something I need to get into my head because I’m shy on the idea of being the one to make communities.