I'm more concerned with the fact that they're removing features without reducing price or making up for it elsewhere. I have no desire to support that business when there are perfectly fine alternatives.
WhiteTiger
What I've seen others recommend, and I think would have helped, is the ability to 'port' to another instance. So it can just be "Go create an account at lemmy.ml. Don't worry about the instance, we can always port later if you want".
I know now it doesn't really matter (and have accounts with all the big instances) but I agonized over what instance to join at the beginning because I didn't KNOW it didn't really matter.
The 'port' ability also seems like something that is just a good idea in general, so I believe that to be the best option (that I've seen).
undefined> I disagree that it was harder to sign up for.
You are correct, and I misspoke. By 'harder to sign up for' I was referring to not just the actual sign up process, but the steps involved before the actual sign-up process (deciding on an instance, which itself requires learning what 'instance' means, as well as at least some research into what federation is, and what the differences are between instances).
Nope, that's nonsense that just reinforces the existing dual party structure. The statement 'throwing your vote away' is the first sign you're on the wrong track.
I blocked reddit the day they announced the API changes, so no problem there!
What do you propose? Lemmy is significanly more difficult to understand, sign up for, and use, with far less content than Reddit. And the majority opinion seems to be 'fuck those kids that don't understand how to use lemmy, we don't need them'.
Lemmy is something like .02% the size of reddit
Snot straw to the rescue! We tried the bulbs but nothing beats the good ole snot straw.
It used to be worse!