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Do people actually like all of the overdesigned clutter to the point where it makes them not want to switch sites?
To me, the stripped down clarity on Lemmy is a feature. I remember back in the day when people flocked to Facebook from MySpace, in large part because they were sick of eye gouging customized pages and just wanted a simple, consistent interface. The content, not the buttons to click on it are the draw right?
People saying these things are the summer children of the internet. They are innocently naive and simply don't understand what they saying.
Exactly, they should search how Reddit’s original frontpage looked like. I have a feeling none of the people saying that even use websites, just apps
Or, they perfectly know what they're doing and are trying to divert people from alternatives. Hanlon's razor does not always apply, stupid can be at either side of the stick/carrot.
Idk, customized accents and images/identity is an accessibility thing for a lot of people, helps them have a sense of being where they're intending to be & not lost in the content soup, which I do think a lot of decentralized projects do fall a little flat. It's a tough line to toe!
(edit: i think i maybe misunderstood some here, but imo lemmy's ui could use a little more clarity and polish, but ultimately like its lighter load visually)
I hope we get a chance to customize to our liking at some point - but not like it matters that much to me anyway since I'm mostly mobile. I just hope my rif-like app comes soon enough.
Super strange though to complain from Reddit the lack of customization.
A lot of these people don't understand that Lemmy and other sites like this are made by coders and not UI people. It took me a while to get use to the stripes back nature of Lemmy but it makes sense when you start using it.
People are different. I never really liked or used Reddit, because it was a cluttered mess to me. This here? Nice, clean, resource efficient. I like Lemmy!
Nobody wants to monetize "devoid of style and design"! KISS principle for the win.
Personally I like the custom CSS each subreddit could apply but to each their own I guess.
The platform is not the content. The content is the content.
I love the fed designs. The dark minimalism is so nice and clean.
The same complaint was raised on Lemmy yesterday. Also some people gravitate towards kbin mainly for design reasons :p
I will say for me that kbin looks extremely outdated. I'm very much a fan of newer layouts and in my opinion (at its current stage) kbin doesn't look nearly as attractive as new Reddit (at least on mobile).
It is WAY more responsive though, and I also have faith it will improve. I'm definitely here for the long haul as it has way better content and a better community. I am definitely looking forward to the apps though!
Kbin looking like new Reddit would be a downgrade.
To be fair, Apollo and other phone apps set a standard of quality for the content we expect. Old reddit is efficient but even kbin and lemmy are a little rough on the edges compared to that. It’s the first impression that matters to a lot of people and it’s not up to the standard most expect. It’s a good start, but just that, a start.
I don‘t think this is entirely true. Sure there are better designed apps, but the main userbase uses the new Reddit, the official Reddit app and things like MS Teams. Most people wouldn’t use this platforms if user experience and first impressions really matter. The same goes for MS Windows. MS published a rather unstable OS for over 10 years and still it is the most popular OS.
Don't like the Reddit interface? ==> Good luck! With the API price change it just became more difficult to change the UX/UI for Reddit users.
Don't like the interface of any of the fediverse platforms? ==> Pick your poison: choose another platform/instance or built your own, nobody is stopping you!
Lol. They should've seen how I used to browse Reddit. White text on black background only.
Same here and I'm using kbin in dark mode with Dark Reader on top of it. I'm here to read and write, not to play Candy Crush.
Well whoever wrote that post in the OP clearly hasn't explored too much yet.
Even beyond that, though, there are styles, they are modern and clean, and people are already making apps and extensions anyway. This seems like a pretty low effort bar to pass.
Kbin's default UI is pretty chill
Kbin's is much nicer than Lemmy's in my opinion. I think that might be because of how familiar it feels to reddit.
I think kbin is pretty nice as it is and I am sure the developers will make it even better in the future.
A really nice bonus is the lack of advertisements on the platform (or maybe I am blocking it, I dont know?). compared to official reddit it feels very refreshing to only have content to focus on.
Definitely multiple sites on the fediverse can use some UI/UX tweaks and a high level pass on user flow and functionality. Like I get it, people shouldn't flock here and expect it to be a Reddit clone, but if people want mass adoption (and you do because you want comment and engagement), there needs to be QOL improvements to the core experience.
Lots of devs going around though trying to fix things up. I'm looking into kbin myself, but give it a few months and everything will be in a much better shape
Reddit website is one of the slowest among big corporations, hdare they judge others.
I love Lemmy's layout. Too much clutter is an eyesore.
I mean they're not wrong
use Jerboa
I just downloaded and as soon as I launch it, it crashes
No. I like functionality, I don't care how it looks.