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how did you make the switch from reddit to lemmy.. i'm trying to myself but struggling to ngl (feddit.uk)
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[–] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

It's a bummer because reddit used to be really cool. It's like when you discover a cool little cafe or something that you love going to. Eventually more and more people discover it, and it becomes a bit more crowded, but you still go. Then it gets written up in some magazine or something, and the crowd becomes nuclear. It becomes a tourist trap flogging merchandise, and they turn it into a chain, with the food semi-preprepared for mass consumption. The experience sucks and what was a special spot is ruined.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It will never be exactly the same, but I feel lucky to have found something that captures at least part of the feeling of what Reddit used to be like. There’s the potential for it to grow into something just as cool in its own way, or maybe even better. And for now, it scratches that culture and discussion itch well enough that I don’t feel the need to wade back in to Reddit at all except for searching for specific answers to niche questions.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    This is it exactly.

    And I kind of like that there are no total upvote/downvote stats tied to our accounts.

    Prevents karma farming so it disinclines the behavior to rage-bait or post controversial items for attention.

    (Remember u/unidan? Guy karma farmed hugely and eventually got rumbled creating some brouhaha over the difference between crows and jackdaws. Absolute stupidity that got the better of him..)

    The content is more the focus here..

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