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I feel like I get the chance to see interesting posts here before they have 100+ comments much more frequently than reddit, which makes me more likely to comment here since it won’t just get washed away in the sea

Ya because theres less mass downvoting (tho i never got mass downvoted except once when i put an emoji on reddit) and less "ummm ackshully" people, usually people offer corrections in a more constructive way that stimulates conversation here. Also on Reddit esp. really big subreddits there'd just be comment threads of the same jokes over and over "and my axe! I also choose this guy's wife! Narrator: he did not" and I didnt really wanna participate in that lol

Yeah I'm sick of the sanitized sterile nature of corporate run social media. This platform has the ability to grow and change as the users want it to.

Not yet, but that's all gonna change when my preferred app for Reddit presumably dies a week from today.

Right not, no. Soon, very much so.

Definitely, I've been busy but I'd love to make more posts when I have more time, especially once apps start getting better for it. I'm a big fan of connect, but you can't save images yet which is a bummer

edit: you can download things now

I actually used reddit with no account, you know, there was clients allowed us to use reddit wtih subscribing without account. But here, in lemmy, I have an account and am much more active.

I plan on being more active on Lemmy - Reddit was mostly read-only for me for years, but the smaller community here feels like engaging wouldn't just be screaming into the void.

I am, because I don't have to worry about a bot or some overzealous mod deleting everything I post because I didn't include the right kind of "flair" or some other nonsense.

Definitely. I am more of a lurker than a poster, though. Which is difficult because there is not a ton of content yet. I want to contribute of my own but find it a bit difficult.

Yeah. I always felt my comments or posts on Reddit would drown in the noise but Lemmy is still small and I want to contribute to its growth.

I don't know? A little? Can't say for sure. Though for some rather niche subreddits, I haven't found alternatives yet. And there some game-specific subreddits that tie to some fairly niche games, there's no fediverse community for those that I've found yet.

I genuinely had more meaningful interactions on lemmy so far than in my 2 years of using reddit.

The first time in years it feels actually fun to engage with people, rather than just doomscroll endless void of content

do we need more posts asking lemmy users how often they use lemmy

I have one subreddit (sports) whose user base is either not not aware of, or caring about, the current issues with Reddit. I don't see them migrating, so I'll still be checking in there.

Also have still been checking r/modcoord for the latest news on the protest from the correct side, but that's more of a current events type thing, and I'm more interested in it as far as it pertains to Lemmy's growth and the effects on that, than how it's impacting Reddit.

Outside of those couple of things, I've pretty much been spending my time here on Lemmy since I signed up... I'm very much enjoying the experience here, it feels much more like Reddit used to way back when, before it exploded in bots and astroturfing.

I was a strong user of Reddit for almost a decade, but I already feel at home here and don't have intentions of heavily using Reddit anymore.

Yeah, like you said, it's wanting Lemmy to work and watching it grow. I think most people here so far are passionate about being here, and I love it.

I never did get around to starting a subreddit, but starting a community meant wanting to post something a couple times a day to keep content flowing while people discover it.

Yep, but i closed my reddit account a while ago. I feel like reddit karna makes conversations less thoughtful. Everyone wants to post a quick quip and get karma, making the conversation pretty useless.

Yeah definitely , I try to engage more to also push more content up 😁

Same. I feel a bit pressure to post in the hopes Lemmy will grow…

Its enjoyable so far and I would, like everyone else here, like for this for work out.

If we are not active this place will never take off so post some content! :D

Not yet. They're are some niche subs I go to that have no equivalents here.

Yes, a lot. Here, I have a lot of communities and try to create a lot of post here!

I think there's research that's shown 100-150 people is a critical limit for a community to feel meaningful. It's why the subreddits with the smaller number of active posters did so much better.

Absolutely, I hadn't posted to reddit for so long because it was pointless. Here feels different, at least for now.