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When I was on Reddit I felt like my opinion didn’t matter. But here it just feels more open and free.

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[–] UdeRecife 1 points 2 years ago

If I simply say yes, it'll be a bit misleading. Since I've deleted my Reddit account recently, I can only post here. But I'm not only only posting here. I'm also more happy to do so.

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

I've been surfing more on Lemmy than on Reddit now, but that being said, the niche subs that I was "most active in" are just not available/big enough in any of the Lemmy instances I've found, so I end up not really commenting much here compared to on Reddit.

[–] zav 1 points 2 years ago

There's no karma here?????

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

I feel no difference, I still comment as much as on reddit with the difference that people are more open here and more welcome.

[–] OptimsticDolphin 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I am much more active on here.

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

I try to be more active :D

[–] theacta 1 points 2 years ago

The 2 communities that I have an interest in isn't on lemmy so I tend to use both lemmy and reddit the same amount.But my mindless scrolling has decreased dramatically

[–] annon227 1 points 2 years ago

It'll be interesting to see where this goes, if the people here are "getting in on the ground floor" of something or just joining something doomed to slowly fade into obscurity.

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

There are certainly less "competition". On Reddit, while I was trying to comment something, my opinion was probably written somewhere in the thousand of comments. At some points I just read and read, and lost my motivation for contributing.

But here at Lemmy, we're still at the early days, so I'm trying my best to make the community more "lively".

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

Yes, though I know it’s only temporary. Once we’re done with poop and beans, it’ll just take the place of Reddit and I’ll chill out.

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

Yes. I gradually disengaged over the years. I will become less active once the pump is primed. Perhaps turn to more technical aspects, as maintaining my own instance. Or be more offline in general.

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

I only commented on reddit when I saw something so dumb I couldn't help myself or even my opinion when against the grain.

On lemmy I comment on most posts and my comments are far more pleasant.

[–] Demigod787 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I will be once Apollo is shut down. Right now, I'm sifting through the hundreds of subscribed subreddits I have in Reddit to see if they've any official communities for them here. If anyone can direct me to stable diffusion instances, I would be grateful.

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

Equally. Try to get used to this and to subscribe to topics I follow.

[–] Ketchup 1 points 2 years ago

I’ve commented here more than I did in 12 years. Separately, I like the discussion topics, and it’s more engaging to me. I found that Reddit (though still has great information) definitely shifted to an entertainment focus along the way. Maybe 2016ish??

[–] moridinbg 1 points 2 years ago

I have already made as much comments here, as in 10 years of Reddit.

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

Absolutely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

More active here, i never got onto the idea of reddit, always made me uncomfortable for some reason.

I did use 3rd party apps like slide or infinity to read reddit posts and follow sibreddits i liked.

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

My reddit account was soft locked for months barring me from any interaction, just lurk.

I never fixed it because i was wasting to many hours on debates. Yesterday i told my wife i was going to come downstairs after finishing my reply. It took 30minuts.

Lemmy is great and i love interacting with it but honestly i wouldn’t mind a bot that helps me to stop now and then. This cant be good for my mental health in the long run otherwise.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

Now that the reditters have come here. All the same pro-capitalism and rude behavior is here

[–] TheCommonMan -1 points 2 years ago

Don't be delusional, our opinions still does not matter.

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