Yes it’s true, I’m going back to Reddit and I’m happy to go. There’s a reason it’s called the front page of the internet. We all know that Reddit is superior in every way so let’s stop pretending otherwise.
Sorry, that was clickbait! Well, partially clickbait.
I am going back to Reddit, and I think you should consider it too. Please hear me out!
I recently went to see what was happening on Reddit out of curiosity. It’s still Reddit, lol.
BUT! I’ve noticed a gradual shift in sentiment. More and more people are starting to show discontent with all sorts of things such as corporate greed, class struggle, authoritarian practices… Tons of stuff that people on Lemmy have been talking about for a long time.
To me, it seems that many of them are wanting change like many of us, but they might lack the resources or helpful assistance they need to support them further. Reddit is a hard place to escape for many.
My long-winded point: I’ve been posting every few days on topics to share my true opinions, to reply to people, and to share my contribution on politics and tech and culture, and also on the mere existence of Lemmy as a place they might feel more at home. Now obviously, I’m not trying to be a marketing arm for Lemmy. It’s not Lemmy that I give a shit about. What I give a shit about is getting more people on this side of the aisle, however you might define that.
Not everyone is a total idiot, not everyone is a bot, not everyone is defeatist. Lots of them are, but what about you and I? Did somebody tell you about Lemmy in the past, and are you better off for it? If your answer is yes, then I truly think it’s worth doing the same courtesy for potential newcomers, in your own personal way.
Instead of abandoning everyone there, let’s extend a hand instead. If they swat your hand away, they weren’t going to listen anyway.
For me it’s not only been about leaving Reddit, it’s also about educating on open source, data sovereignty, user-friendly platforms, etc. Not being a dick for the choice of platform, but being somebody that’s there to say “hey, I’ve got you”.
I hope that makes sense. Thoughts and opinions obviously welcome! Sorry again for the clickbait, I’ve never tried it before!
my accounts were nuked from orbit back in the r/conspiracy 2020 election meltdown. if I register an account it gets shadowbanned immediately. I also cannot fucking stand that app and its hardcoded ads and sponsored links, so I don’t even lurk for more than a few minutes on rare occasions.
There are accessibility-focused apps that have an advertising and API exemption.
On my spare phone for junk, I use an app called “Dystopia” (yes that’s the real name). It functions just like a regular app.
That app is no longer being developed, for many of the same reasons people are leaving Reddit. Hell, I created my account in the last 24 hours because Reddit announced it was killing RSS feeds in the last 24 hours. The more Reddit becomes shit, the more people are going to want to recreate Reddit on Lemmy.
I only browse reddit on computers with RES. Coupled with ad-blocking nameserver that gives me a clean look. But it’s not any better IMO. But then I was there when the Digg crowd came, so what I miss is the 2009 version when it really was the front page and regular beat the news and had better experts