Asklemmy

First time and first comment.

I almost created a Mastodon account when Twitter changed hands but I was pretty much gone from Twitter at that time so I didn't bother.
The different instances and how you can have a different sub on multiple ones is really confusing me.

I'm finding kbin to much more comfortable

never heard of lemmy prior to this week - I had heard of mastodon but never really got into either twitter or it. have been looking at some of the other fedi apps, some of them show promise

Just joined today, and definitely first experience. So far, it SEEMS pretty straightforward. Kinda waiting for the gotcha that trips me up.

This is my first Fediverse, unless XMPP counts, but I never used that across multiple instances.

I curious to see what happens with "duplicate" communities across instance, for example there are a number of "3D Printing" communities. Will one eventually become dominant and the others die off? Or what happens when the admins of one server decide not to continue running it? Will there be a way to migrate accounts and communities between servers?

well i used mastodon on multiple instances before this, but i only used it for less than a week each time. so i guess maybe i just don't like sites that are like twitter but i did like mastodon, i just prefer this format more

I've got mastodon since 2019 but I rarely use it, I don't think I found my niche yet. Im not into twitter either, I mostly use Reddit to lurk but most of the subs I follow won't probably have representation here. I think the most constant use of social media I have is Tumblr and I'll continue to use that and Lemmy for now. I know that I can comment from Mastodon but I recently learnt that the instance that I have an account there doesn't federate with many instances and that might be why I add some issues with Mastodon to begin with. I thought that there were bugs with instances just to now understand that it was a choice from the admin.

First time. Still learning a lot. I kind of like it.

This is my first foray into fediverse things. I also signed up for mastodon today but I never really did Twitter to begin with so I don’t know if I’ll get in there and play much.

I have always done 99% of my random scrolling from my phone ever since phones and mobile internet got a) good enough and b) not cost prohibitive (I remember when it cost $X per Mb of data) but I’m not a huge fan of spending time on a browser but I think it was maybe 30 minutes after I signed up that I found the beta for Mlem and I have been very happy setting up my personal Lemmy experience ever since - following communities, reading resources and comments, etc. I’m happy to see some similar communities to some of the things I liked to scroll on Reddit either already here or being created and I’m sure as long as there’s a level of engagement it’ll continue to be a fun experience.

There is a bit of a learning curve here but it’s not that difficult to wrap my brain around. I’m looking forward to seeing what the fediverse community at large will look like as time passes.

No, I took a whack at it when Google Plus died. There was a bunch of us GPlus expats that had something going for awhile, but it didn't last.

Edit: it was called Pluspora, as I recall.

No, but the first time i am planning to use it. I created a Mastodon Account but never used it.

Yep, first time stepping into the fediverse, enjoying it so far but still trying to get my head around it. Also hoping that decent apps start to appear, which I would be willing to subscribe to if they had active development.

Yeah i tried mastodon but never really used it

I think that Lemmy is way better, really an amazing project

Yes it is. While I'd heard of Mastodon in the context of Elon's Twitter dumpster fire, I had no idea it was federated or what the fediverse was. I like it so far, with the obvious caveats that there's plenty of room for improvement. I'm hoping to learn more about how the platform works technically so that I can contribute a bit.

I've tried it out before but never seriously attempted to engage with it. I'm intending on using the downtime of the Reddit blackout, and the recent spike in interest, to give it a fair go and see.

I was unaware of being able to comment on Lemmy posts with a Mastodon account.

First time, liking the experience though the no central login is my biggest concern. What works for Reddit is that it’s really easy for a non-technical person to get in to it; Setup an account, login in, find, view, subscribe, post, and comment all in one place. With Lemmy/Fediverse there is a barrier with trying to explain it straight away e.g is it called Lemmy or Fediverse or Kbin etc

I get why it’s better, and I don’t know what a solution could be, but at the moment the simplicity of it in one place will keep Reddit a viable solution for a lot of people who would like it to “just work”. And it’s those people that helps build large communities.

As an example here’s a comment and reply from PrequelMemes

squabbles.io is a pretty good reddit alternative. I hear a lot of people suggesting lemmy and other federated options, but those are just confusing to me tbh. Squabbles works very similarly to reddit, so the transition should be painless.

And the reply

Thank you! I’m heading to squabbles.io right now, based upon your description of it!

First time. I don’t know what I’m doing but I’m happy to be here.

I've tried lemmy before, but it wasn't active enough to merit sticking with at the time. It was pretty early on.

I gave mastadon a shot, but I hated twitter to begin with, and mastadon functions about the same, though with fewer assholes.

The difference between the practically dead lemmy I tried back then, and the better developed one now makes me really regret not having given it more effort

I tried friendica years ago as an alternative to Facebook, back when Facebook was still for connecting with friends and family. But since none of my friends were interested in it, I quickly lost interest myself.

I checked out Mastodon when Musk bought Twitter, even though I never actively used Twitter. I don't use it as social media, I use it for news aggregation.

Lemmy is now the first Fediverse software I actively use and I really like it so far.

this is at least the first time I invested a significant amount of time in it.

But I used a couple of federated services before that are not part of "the fediverse" and I really like the idea. I used XMPP back in the day and I use Matrix from time to time. I just don't have any friends who use it.

Rest in peace niu.moe, you shall be missed.

Yes, I joined Beehaw initially, but eventually settled in Kbin.
So far, it has been a really cozy platform, filled with genuine discussions among real people.

Yeah, I knew about mastodon and stuff before but never made an account or checked it out much. Now I get it lol.

Yes. To put to simple terms, the Reddit refugees moved from "the Reddit" to "a reddit that also interacts with other reddits". You can consider the whole fediverse as a "superreddit"

No, but I only start using #fediverse at the end of last year and not until late february I actively posting there. This is my first time using lemmy though, I end up making new account because from my experience, it is better using different account for different segment of fediverse.

Lemmy is my first

I love the idea, I hope it grows in popularity

I wasn't aware of that when I first signed up, but a few days in I learned that