this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2023
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Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn't the thing that makes a social media site, it's the engagement

So even if you're used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!

If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they're more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they'll just go back to reddit

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[–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] a1studmuffin@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Cool, I didn't know we could embed images in posts and they'd show up inline. I wonder how long that will last, haha.

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[–] flamingseaturtle@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

After 14 years on reddit I’m tired of watching it die, the death of Apollo is what pushed me over the edge, I loved Apollo. I’ve been browsing in here for the past few days. I like it. Trying to get used to it. Fuck reddit and u/spez all of the situation was trash. Thank you all for recommending this site!! I’m excited to be apart of it!

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[–] Skullfurious@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

I'll post my puppy everyone likes puppies.

[–] mattc@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I don't often have anything to add, but here is my buddy.

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[–] carrot@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] CrayonMaster@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Watch me engage with someone

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[–] SeerLite@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Long time no see, Lemmy. I hope Reddit ending is for the best, and I hope all my precious communities migrate to open source software.

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I couldnt say it better. Social media must be controlled by the people using it. There is no other option except bad products promoting dangerous ideas to keep people rich.

[–] sdg@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

but i don't have anything to say

other than fuck spez of course

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

'tis enough, friend!

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[–] Scavenger_Solardaddy@lemmy.fmhy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Big time introverted lurker on reddit, since here is a much smaller community, I don't feel so intimidated. I'll try to be more active here. Let's do this guys, let's create a great place for all the Reddit Refugees. FUCK u/Spez!

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[–] samta@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] _QWERTY_YTREWQ_@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alright sir, I shall upvote and comment whenever I feel I have something useful to add!

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's just basic Lemmyquette.

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[–] FlightD@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I already blocked access to reddit on my network, so lurking is not an option for me ;)

[–] fuser@quex.cc 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I already blocked access to reddit on my network

This is the way.

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[–] oh_so_hazey@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I deleted Boost for Reddit. That's about the only way I liked it. Now all I need is Boost for Lemmy.

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't tell me what to do...

Ah shit.

Ok, you win this round.

[–] Christoph@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] somepianoplayer@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

F*ck /u/spez

EDIT: Spelling

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[–] Whisker@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Just deleted all of my posts and a 12-year old reddit account. So long Reddit...

[–] Woofcat@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same here. 14 years gone. :)

Now we are here and moving forward. Not to anyone reading be sure to check out other instances too!

[–] Whisker@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Bluto: "Christ. Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the fucking Peace Corps."

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[–] pain_is_life_is_pain@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You're right, I'll try. I enjoy reading, but often get overwhelmed with trying to respond, so I end up just giving up and not finishing my

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[–] Dave_r@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Huh. So that's how you comment!

[–] G59@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

test comment please ignore

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[–] kresten@feddit.dk 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let's defeat the 90/9/1-rule!

[–] rutrum@lm.paradisus.day 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is this rule? I've never heard of it.

[–] matt@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

On any given social media site, 90% of people only lurk, 9% of people comment on content, and 1% of people post the actual content.

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[–] artistan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But....but...I like lurking.

[–] PapaTorque@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I feel that.

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[–] nsh@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

It's hard being a lurker for so long, I only started interacting with a few smaller subreddits around sporting events and then within a year, all this crap started happening. Feel sorry for all the 3rd party developers, I used Boost and I'm glad I supported the developer over the years but can't believe how they ended up being treated. Death to Reddit

[–] Extrawurst@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s a bit difficult getting into Lemmy and the feediverse I gotta say. But after looking around for a while I really like how things work here, compared to reddit

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[–] ManateeManny@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Scraped my reddit account and here to post Manatee!

[–] Ahmed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (9 children)

One thing that might keep people off is how communities are created/duplicated on Lemmy. I mean you can have the exact same community but on different instances. Then you start asking yourself which one should I join? or perhaps both? This definitely will confuse people.

[–] fuser@quex.cc 5 points 1 year ago

subscribe to all of them and play with the feed options and sorting order. it takes a little getting used to, but it seems intuitive once you're subscribed to a bunch of stuff. If the mobile clients develop this should become easier to manage from a UX standpoint.

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[–] noisy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I've been on reddit for far longer than I'd care to admit. It's been a weird feeling deleting all of my bookmarks and apps in an attempt to avoid just absently mindedly returning.

[–] Sillyman@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How does one comment here??

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[–] Badger@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Hey now, I lurked on Reddit for years and it grew to be a huge success. I'm ready to repeat this bold strategy!

[–] grandiosocrown@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Agreed! I am curious with this, how did you guys find out about Lemmy? In my case, I was scrolling through Reddit and saw somebody talking about Lemmy. I researched a little bit and here I am! I would love to hear from y'all tho

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[–] harbo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I haven’t been lurking but feel like I should comment here specifically lol

[–] Veritrax@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm confused by Lemmy but also excited to try and help it grow.

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[–] cullvox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I like Lemmy! I'll add something to the conversation, just this once...

[–] gangstamouse@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I'm trying to not lurk, but it's a hard habit to break

[–] GilloutineBreast@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Hello, new reddit refugee here. I've been hearing about the fediverse and mastodon some time now. Heard about lenny a couple of months ago, but didn't feel the need to make an account at the time. With the dumpfire that's going on it reddit I figured it was high time I jumped ship.

I have a question that might sound stupid. Is there a way to get the same functionality as reddit's custom feeds in lemmy? Where you have multiple feeds that are "subscribed" to different sets of communities.

[–] eren@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm not lurking. You are!

[–] ZenkorSoraz@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
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I feel like leaving reddit is a big change in my life. Hopefully, Lemmy takes off and remains a much more positive place.

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