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What’s one thing that you wish you had known when jumping over from Reddit? (self.AskKbin)
submitted 2 years ago by cygnus_velum to c/[email protected]
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I imagine with the expected influx of new users on the 1st a lot of the questions that have been asked here will be asked again.

What’s one thing that would have made the transfer to Kbin or Lemmy easier for you?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

I wish I'd known how nice a place this is ages ago! After 10 years I was so institutionalised to the way reddit was, it was really hard to imagine using anything else and having anything like as nice a user experience. So many times over the last few days I've suddenly realised that for hours I've been browsing Kbin and not reddit. It's a nice feeling. Also, now I've replaced all my reddit bookmarks with Kbin ones which makes it feel a lot more permanent.

[–] MiddleWeigh 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I didn't know anything. I clicked a random link on reddit tbh. I just been picking away and enjoying it.

I guess the one thing would be what the actual difference between kbin and lemmy is. Other than that, it's pretty straightforward imo.

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

Two different softwares for accessing the fediverse. Say like, windows and Mac OS are different OS's for doing similar things.

[–] MiddleWeigh 2 points 2 years ago

Oh I know, but it's something people just migrating should know. Whether they want kbin or lemmy style experience. I know they are similar but still.

I guess the main thing I'd want people migrating to know is don't expect a 1 to 1 reddit. It's it's own thing. Smoother sailing with that expectation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Same, I came here from a link on r/cyberpunkred.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If I knew about the tankies earlier, I would have gone straight to kbin without wasting time trying to sign up for Lemmy.

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

Do you mind elaborating what tankies is? I'm on kbin as well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

communists

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

Tankies are people who claim to be socialists or communists but are actually sympathetic to authoritarians, and in particular are anti-democratic.

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

Are they pushing their agenda though?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Still figuring this out a bit, but this seems like a fun place.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I wish I had known about kbin three weeks ago!