Asklemmy

Left Reddit because of the API stuff. Still on Lemmy because it's not as addictive and has a much higher concentration of leftists.

I tried Reddit but I had enough with all the rules and corporate cleanliness of it. I used this site called 'Saidit' for a bit but but no one ever posted there so I looked into Reddit alternatives and stumbled across Lemmy. The rest is history

Because fuck u/spez

Saw the whole fiasco of Reddit unraveling and then went to Lemmy. Seriously fuck Spez and how he treated the developer of Apollo.

Came because of the reddit API. Stayed, because I couldn't stand reddit users anymore.

Fortune and glory.

Because reddit shut down my favorite app.

To give me something to do on my phone during work hours since there's no way I'm touching the official reddit client

Came in support of Apollo; I just couldn’t in good conscience continue to support Reddit (even after 19 years) with how they treated external clients.

Found it similar to Reddit so it scratched the same itch.

Because I believe in the idea of the Fediverse and I want it to succeed.

I like having ownership of my internet experience so I run a lemmy instance and my friend administrates it. It is more fun than using a botted network.

To spread the word about the ultimate beverage: WATER

Better engagement than Reddit at this point I'm starting to believe it's all bots for real.

Because fuck Spez, that's why.

You're right, I should go to bed.

Came here because of reddit API drama.

Stayed for the memes

Reddit's API fuckery. That's it, that's the whole reason. Fuck spez.

Well I was IP banned on reddit. Anybody on reddit that uses my ip address gets an automatic ban forever. I don't know exactly what I said or do. I tried appealing no response till date. Got tired of trying different vpn just for reddit and had to move.

Found out about it from Reddit, and it seemed better in several ways, so I tried it out.

Reddit made me constantly angry, then the API thing forced me on their app which made me angrier.

Lemmy makes me feel good and the app I use fits my needs near perfectly.

This is a pretty decent group of weirdos we got here.

Reddit bad.

I got on Reddit because it's pseudonymous, and the nesting of threads is good. I didn't appreciate it for a while, but upvote/downvote also provides a useful proxy for what body language does in real life.

It became large enough to sustain conversation. I hope it becomes large enough to sustain niche communities.

EDIT: also "civility" doesn't mean "don't sass the nazis" like it does on reddit.

I'm a bit less extreme about it than many here. But, in short, back when Reddit made sweeping API changes it immediately gave me 'the ick' and so I sought less centralised platforms. Lemmy is the closest thing I've found to people just hosting their own message boards like back in the early internet.

I'm a big fan of decentralized platforms and I love the concept of ActivityPub.

That said, I still use Reddit and have recently started to really enjoy BlueSky, so I'm not militantly against the corporate platforms or anything.

Finally, I just like the natural selection things like Lemmy and Mastodon have for those who are naturally more techy and nerdy.

Reddit was reddit. I left when I was forced into using their stupid app and watch ads.

I've generally enjoyed Lemmy.

Edit: or to and

Mostly for memes about beans.

Uh but for real because reddit quite literally sold out and went full corpo.

It's an alternative to reddit.

Allows Tor and VPNs

UI is so clean and mobile browser friendly

No "Download Our App" annoying BS

No ads

Federation make it censorship resistant when it comes to discussions, no one person can ban all dissent, while consensus of the instances can ban all the hate speech, and there's the tool of defederation to stop instances that allows hate speech to go uncontrolled.

Lemmy and fediverse platforms are probably the best examples of "Free Speech" platforms there are that, unlike those other "Free Speech" platforms, this isn't just filled with hate speech all the time, although it isn't perfect, and there are still jerks sometimes.

Edit: As to why a "Reddit" type platform with communities and upvote/downvotes, its because I don't like the "Twitter" style of following people. People become bad all the time. I like to discuss topics, not focus discussions on a person.

Because Reddit is a shit hole from which no intelligent life will ever escape.

Quora's enshittification ~2018-2024 went too far, and I'm still looking for something good enough. Checking out Lemmy, Trust Café, and Kialo.

Was ready to jump ship from Reddit before the API changes were to come in full effect.

Joined Lemmy after I heard about it and saw Jeroba worked well on my phone.

Completely switched over once 'Reddit is Fun' stopped working.

The UX barrier of entry is a good idiot filter, not perfect but better than reddit.

Cause need to take the web back.

Came because I liked open source software and hate corporations. Stayed because communism

Left reddit for the #FuckSpez incident. Stayed because mostly everyone here is a lot nicer than reddit and there is almost no transphobic shit on here(at least on my instance) which is really awesome!

I was here before the Reddit API kerfuffle, because I care about an open and decentralized internet.

Just like everyone else: APIcalypse and enshittification of Reddit.

I think the real question is: Why a social news aggregation content rating forum instead of any other type of social media?

If I cared about people, I would be spending my time on Mastodon. Since I care more about specific topics, I’m here on Lemmy instead. IMO, the structure of conversations is also much nicer and more readable here on Lemmy.

Just want to support Fediverse 🙂

I just enjoy it here.