this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
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Honestly, this community is great, feel like I can breathe and have some real discourse again

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[โ€“] melodicangel 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You mean to tell me you don't enjoy repetitive shitposting, hivemind opinions, and blatant ragebait engagement posts? :)

I too am really excited for this site. The community has been wonderful so far.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Hopefully some instances will filter some of that toxicity out. ๐Ÿคž

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Agreed!

I've seen a few posts suggesting that related communities should be merged, but I think their current fractional states help to mitigate some toxic behaviors.

There's more accountability in smaller groups, and less impetus for negative attention-seeking behavior.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I also wouldn't want them merged. But I would find it great if I could kind of curate my own "front pages". E.g. creating a page for myself called "Technology" and adding all the tech communities that I follow to it so that I can see all posts in one place.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

A multi-lemmy you mean, will probably come in time! The project will continue to be developed by the opensource community

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Would be really cool! Until then I enjoy Lemmy as it is. I'm happy to have found this place including the awesome community here.

[โ€“] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Iโ€™m already more active in 2 days of Lemmy than I was in 5 years on Reddit. Loving this community.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Same but in a matter of hours. I'm sure my enthusiasm will wear off at some point. Not enough people yet to just lurk, we have to make the content too.

[โ€“] AlolanYoda 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reminds me of using the internet years and years ago, finding small communities I liked, joining them and feeling compelled to contribute... I didn't even realize I missed it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Exactly how I feel. Getting on here, learning the ins and outs of Lemmy and the Federated system, and being involved is something I look forward to doing during the day. As opposed to the mindless scroll just to fill time.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

IT feels like the early days of reddit.

Or before that the early days of digg.

Or before that the early days of fark.

Or before that the early days of sa.

And so it goes...

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Maybe. But let's enjoy the early days to the fullest then.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Its a good thing. Forums dying and the community moving on is a good thing. Things don't need to last forever for them to be good, now. I think of it like a cleansing event; like a forest fire or flood.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Very well put

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Iโ€™ll admit, Iโ€™m in my 30s and never went on fark, never heard of sa

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Something Awful. was a website with a front page that had memes and the ability to comment on them. I think it ended up going in a bad way. I don't think I've been there since the 90s.

And before Fark there were the craigslist forums.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Will surely try to post more. This is my 1st.