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I haven't enjoyed the internet like this in forever

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

so true :) I was explaining my missus about the blackout and she thought that meant I will have more time(Reddit is top of my screen time) that I can use to do other things, little did she know that I’m going to be wasting it on Lemmy lol.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Getting of crack by switching to cocaine

[–] Confuzzeled 5 points 1 year ago

Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

[–] isdfoa 13 points 1 year ago

in fact, my excitement about lemmy has left me with even less time, the irony

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

Haha "Rexxit" is amazing!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rexxit!!! Dig the name. It’s the era of lemmingration!

[–] betterdeadthanreddit 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Kinda getting ahead of myself here but if this place comes under attack (whether that's in the form of a bot invasion, denial of service, etc.), we could call it the siege of Lemmingrad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's all fun and games until the bot army arrives. They shall not pass!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Omg! I wish to participate on the front lines of this epic battle! I will be there!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Part of me is sad that this is needed, but it's also exciting to try something new

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

Me too.. after 12+ years of being a Redditor, sad to see they ran it into the ground. Alas, onward and upwards..

[–] kiriakos 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy cannoli man how do you speak so many languages

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

Haha! It's a lot less impressive than it seems, honestly. I'm originally from the US but spent most of my life bouncing back and forth between the states and different parts of the EU. I can pretty much guarantee you that if you live 3-4 years in a foreign country, you'll learn the language. Repeat that five times and voila!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Feels fresh and cozy, I like it, too :)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad to see Lemmy finally taking off. I'm honestly scared the Reddit admins will buckle. This is where everyone should be. We can make this place as great as Reddit and it will be even better due to the decentralized nature of the network.

[–] SeeMinusMinus 1 points 1 year ago

I have been wanting a nice place on the internet with lots of users but still untouched by big companies. Lemmy came to answer my wish (:

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

It's taken me a bit to get used to and get it setup, but I'm liking it more and more, the longer I'm on it :)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is actually a genius idea on how to continue the protests after the 14th. Even if the blackout won't last longer content creators should post content increasingly elswhere or additionally to reddit somewhere else and increase the viability of a replacement.

[–] notsorryforpartying 10 points 1 year ago

Funny enough, you're one of the content creators by commenting! The comments and discussions were my favorite part of reddit and we're bringing the comments with us over here to Lemmy!

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

Can we set up some Reddit bots that just comment on every post with a link to a Lemmy thread? Haha

[–] BeyonDespair 1 points 1 year ago

It would mean more users in here so is a fantastic idea, too bad I don't know how to create bots.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Lemmy is one of the few platforms I actually want to be active on

[–] lhx 8 points 1 year ago

It's nice so far :)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Honestly, Lemmy has seemed really nice so far.

Also Rexxit💀

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LMAO reddit is a GREAT name for it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] smokinjoe 9 points 1 year ago

Autocorrect is in the pockets of big reddit

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I proped up a number of smaller subs from my RSS feeds. Happy to be here. :) I felt a stir in the wind a few months ago and found this place and started to set up shop. I deleted ten years of content during the AMA. I thought I'd be more sad but I felt great.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've had a Reddit account for over 11 years and this feels like when i first found Reddit. It has that nice, friendly vibe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Same here, I'm liking it here so far

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

@Veritrax went for Mastodon myself but guess that's what's great about this. Thanks Reddit for introducing me to the Fediverse!

[–] Veritrax 1 points 1 year ago

Same. I've seen other people say it, but this system of distributed, federated social networks feels like the real next generation internet. It reminds me of old school BBS and the irc servers I used to hang out on. It's definitely a better solution than letting one company run everything.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Rexxit is awesome, gone call it like that from now on.

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

I nuked my accounts at reddit just before the strike as a final move out of frustration. It was tough not knowing what the next day was going to look like. The people and the communities mean the world to me no matter the size and I am forever grateful of the hard work that was put in over there. I look forward to watching things grow over here and hope the initial learning curve is not too challenging for everyone and that it inspires more development than reddit ever did.

[–] Veritrax 2 points 1 year ago

I'm picking it up bit by bit. Honestly I think a lot of my issues were getting used to the Jerboa app. A little more UI refinement and a few qol features and I'll never look back

[–] Batbro 2 points 1 year ago

I don't even want to go back honestly

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

Does Lemmy have awards? Because this might have been my first one.

[–] BeyonDespair 3 points 1 year ago

To be honest I will prefer Lemmy to not have awards.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

@Veritrax Anything that wakes people up to neoliberalism eating everything of value.