mcpheeandme

You nailed it: It feels like a movement. And movements, especially nascent ones, require buy-in and work from their members. I guess that explains why I feel obligated to participate more than I did at Reddit.

I've only been on Lemmy for a day, but it's already clear no one is gonna build this out for us.

Same here! Crossing my fingers hard and commenting and posting way more than I did for years on Reddit.

That's great stuff! I really hope we can build Lemmy up so that it scratches our niche itch.

There's an unpopulated kayaking sub I found yesterday: https://lemmy.ml/c/kayaking (Not sure if I'm sharing that link correctly or in a way that makes it easy to navigate.)

I posted a photo yesterday. Would be awesome to help get it off the ground!

I totally get that. That's a draw that keeps me coming back to fiction occasionally.

I also feel a similar sensation when I read a nonfiction book that examines a super-niche community or issue in depth. It's not imaginary, but that kind of read can still make me feel like I'm somewhere else.

Would be incredible to get this community off the ground. It's the only thing keeping me tethered to reddit for now.

I'm not up to the task of moderating. Wouldn't know where to begin, and my time is stretched thin already.

Have you spoken with the mods over at /r/stopdrinking?

This kind of feels like the way reddit did more than a decade ago. It's not nearly as busy as when I joined reddit in 2011, but the comments feel more approachable, more engaging, more human.

I've been getting a feel for Jerboa today. It's nice.

One thing I'm having trouble with: When a reply to a comment shows up in my inbox, I don't see a simple way to respond. I've been going into the thread and finding it manually.

Do you, or does anyone else, know if there's an easier way to respond from the inbox?

I might be overlooking something very obvious...

That's awesome. Good for the feet and the eyes. I mostly hike in pitch pine forest, and I love it, sand, ticks, and all.

That's really cool. Is my perspective off or is that a huge drop of water?

Also, I'm a sucker for a ground coated in pine needles.

Thanks for starting this up! I mostly paddle a touring-ish kayak on a tidal estuary. Also do some ponds, lakes, and the occasional ducky trip on whitewater. Looking forward to seeing where this community goes.

Love to backpack. It's harder to carve out the time now that I have a kid. But I'm also in better shape for it, considering every day hike with her means I'm hauling 30+ pounds on my back.

I agree with you. I'm OK with keeping one foot in reddit just for that sub, but it would feel wrong to use the wider site.