this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2023
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[–] oldLady80 15 points 2 years ago
[–] Nmill11b 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yes. 13 year former reddit user. Haven't been on reddit for about two weeks.

Also, fyi, there will be a response bias that i suspect will favor those who think they will stay on lemmy in this poll.

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[–] UlfarrOT 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm still on the fence. I've been having a lot of issues with lemmy after creating an account

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[–] Butane 14 points 2 years ago

Yes! I also can't wait for Sync!

[–] MiddleWeigh 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

I actually much prefer lemmy. But unlike most, I'd much prefer it not become a reddit clone. Once there is too many people it becomes a search engine, a long line of puns and hot takes. Just my 2 cents. I prefer engaging discussion over content. The content is just there to get the ball rolling. Either way, I'm perfectly happy with lemmy in whatever it evolves into and I'm glad I'm here with everyone, and I'm really enjoying this early stage. I have always much preferred small communities in my own life. This is the only sm I use rn.

Also unlike most I actually really enjoy the home brew vibe. Having to struggle and work around bugs and stuff is kinda fun. Lol

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[–] ChekhovsGum 13 points 2 years ago

This is my first comment on here, and it definitely won't be my last. I'm not looking back.

[–] BlueDepth9279 13 points 2 years ago

I think so. It was hard to leave reddit at first, I didn't realize how hooked into that ecosystem I was. Now that there are more people interacting with Lemmy and more communities popping up, I think I'll continue to stick around. Lemmy does seem to be turning the corner from reddit bashing into its own environment, which is refreshing.

Lemmy seems promising, its rough around the edges and needs work, but so was Digg when I first joined and the same with Reddit. It seems like the Lemmy developers and the iOS developers (I'm sure the same with Android, but I only have iOS devices) are working hard on both bug fixes and quality of life updates, which is encouraging.

[–] PlasmaRiver 13 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Its so difficult to stay but i want to. The android app needs a lot of work. But i enjoy it from time to time.

I have been uaing Reddit since 2009 so it will be extremely difficult to leave reddit.

I will use reddit, lemmy and Tumblr.

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[–] elliot 13 points 2 years ago
[–] johnkree 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes. I'm still lost but I'm here to stay...

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[–] Thadrax 13 points 2 years ago

Short term, definitely. Long term, how the hell should I know.

[–] potterman28wxcv 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I do not have much of a choice in this. No matter how good or bad Lemmy is, Reddit is not an option anymore for me: I do not want my data to get monetized. I should own the comments I write, not them. Also, the recent events really showed that Reddit administration board cannot be trusted: continuing to use Reddit would be silently supporting their behavior, which I just can't.

So far I like what I'm seeing in Lemmy. Yes, it's not as good as Reddit used to be, but I am sure that with time it will be similar to what I was experiencing. And I'm enjoying it already.

[–] refugeered 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I realized how much of a marketing cesspool Reddit has become once I left it. That along with the whole doom scrolling has been toxic to my mental health. So I am much better off without it.

That said, the fediverse seems to be a little too small especially for niche topics. Plus the this world still needs some tool/interface to unify it and make it easier to use. I still go back reddit once in a while for those niche communities but I have logged out for the first time in a decade+ from reddit.

I have started focusing on my hobbies more, the whole reddit fiasco has been a reminder that it is not just FB that is bad, it is everything including Reddit and in time possibly places like this if it grows.

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[–] FerroLux 13 points 2 years ago

I don’t think so, for the moment at least.

Why? Because it’s me! Hi! I’m the lazy casual Reddit user you guys have mentioned a couple of times!

I have basically only come here because I smell blood in the water, and I’m really annoyed by some of my favorite subs still being privated. But at the same time I recognize that what that sack of human waste at the head of Reddit is doing rn is enforcing a dictatorship.

This site for now is, at least compared to many other mainstream social networks, very rough and unintuitive. And this really doesn’t help to grow the number of potential users, considering the overwhelming majority of people using social network nowadays is 10 times even more casual than I am

But, there’s a butt. This change from Reddit to the Fediverse is necessary. Maybe not now or in six months, but I can already see myself relieved in the future because I had already started dipping my toes in other sites.

Also while I’m not an expert I recognize the technical advantages offered by the Fediverse compared to Reddit, all thanks to a devoted and positive community.

Time will tell, but for now I’ll openly admit to play both sides

[–] Barroux 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Yes for sure if it gets more usage. I love the concept of Lemmy, but for now it's just a bit too quiet.

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[–] LightDelaBlue 12 points 2 years ago

yup. but wee need more feature like real polls.

[–] HRDS_654 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yes.

I came here as a Reddit alternative and like it much better. It reminds me of why I used to enjoy being on the internet before everything was owned by corporations trying to make money. A lot of people are comparing it to old forums, but it is also much more connected and easier to navigate than the forums of past internet days.

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[–] PKRockin 12 points 2 years ago

I'm not minding it. The instance (or app itself) seems slow, but overall okay. I'm just hoping the content shifts away from talking about how bad Reddit is and more about providing its own content.

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[–] dulce_3t_decorum_3st 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Slick interface. Text-heavy. OG Redditors.

I’ll stay for sure if it picks up.

I feel so let down by Reddit. I had two accounts with a combined Karma of 800k. I only posted original content. I posted thousands of comments. Reddit was an ingrained part of my daily life for years.

Then both accounts were permanently suspended immediately after I called out a bot phishing scam. Two appeals rejected. I was gutted. Still am.

Reddit is hedging everything on AI / LLM populating the entire site. Who needs human content creators anymore?

So, yeah. If Lemmy grows, I’ll be arguing, trolling, and jesting here for many years to come.

[–] Cameri 11 points 2 years ago

Absolutely. I will never use Reddit again out of principle.

[–] Zackyist 11 points 2 years ago

Most likely. All we need is more active users generating content and I'll be quite happy!

[–] eruchitanda 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Depends on the content, really.

I really hope this migrating-from-Reddit thing will work. I'd really like to stay.

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[–] Tylerdurdon 11 points 2 years ago
[–] JdW 10 points 2 years ago

Where would I go?

[–] PeckerBrown 10 points 2 years ago

Staying. Spez has my explicit invitation to suckle my boomer taint.

[–] SenorMouse 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Only if mobile apps catch up to the likes of Apollo/rif. There's a lot of quirks that I'm not a fan of for jebora. I did see both Apollo and sync are both developing apps for Lemmy/kbin so I'm hopeful.

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[–] dysorder 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean no one expects a reddit duplicate overnight. Give it some time.

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[–] OmniGlitcher 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I'm uncertain.

I won't be returning to Reddit, but I'm not sure about staying here either currently.

A fair portion of the communities I followed on Reddit were rather niche, so it might be a bit before similar communities pop up here. I'm also not completely sold on the fediverse concept, and there's a strong focus on Reddit hate here rather than actual new content.

On the other hand, I think it has a lot of promise, and the 3rd party app I used for Reddit is also coming here, so I think it has a lot of potential. I just hope Lemmy comes into its own eventually.

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[–] TheFrirish 10 points 2 years ago

Lemmy and Jerboa have really improved so much these last few days. I've already deleted my main account on reddit and I just use my secondary one to try and spread the word about lemmy and kbin.

[–] carroarmato0 10 points 2 years ago

With the dumpster fire that is Twitter, and now Reddit, more than ever there's a need for decentralization. At this point, it's not a matter of if, but when a company will turn on itself to make a profit. What made Reddit Reddit, are the communities. While Reddit actually hosts the service, that's pretty much the only contribution to its existence I've seen. I used the webpage when on a PC, but I refused to use the official app. I've decided to bite the bullet and delete my Reddit accounts, because that's the only real way to make a statement, not blacking out subreddits for a few days. They don't care about that. It's just a drop in the ocean. But deleting (user) accounts, that's sending out a clear message. Lemmy continuing to grow and attract content creators, moderators, and posters will make it more vibrant and usefull. So I'm personally here to stay.

[–] Gerula 10 points 2 years ago

Yes, that's the plan. Regardless of the Reddit drama Lemmy started to grow on me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago
[–] austin 9 points 2 years ago

I want to, but I think the content still needs some help

[–] ArmokGoB 9 points 2 years ago

Yes. Even if it dies, I'm done with Reddit.

[–] Vangarell 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Hell yeah. I was 90% sold until ljdawson confirmed sync for lemmy. I'm going where he's going. Now I'm 110% staying.

All I'm wondering about is who will foot the bill on server costs. How is this site planning to be build more sustainably than reddit?

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