I’m really hoping the Lemmy community reaches its potential! But to achieve that, I realize it’s important to contribute to the content. As a chronic Reddit lurker, I’m going to do my best to comment and post to help this platform grow. It’s hard to break the habit of being a creepy voyeur after 10 years. Wish me luck!
Here’s something to consider: many of us were using reddit for several years. That’s years of exploring, building, and bonding with communities. So when you come to Lemmy, don’t expect that it will be a 100% replacement immediately. It takes time. Stick with it. Explore and post in different communities. Grow your usage gradually. You cannot reasonably expect to find everything you are looking for right away.
I’ll join you. I was a 95% lurker on Reddit. Hopefully I can do more here. I also want more people to know how much of an asshole Spez is.
I never comment and it’s weird coming from reddit, but I really do hope this takes off. I love the fundamental ideas the federated universe or whatever operates on.
This is actually more usable than I expected
I’m still a little confused about how this place works, but im getting the hang of it.
I had a 16 year old Reddit account and maybe commented 10 times. I’m here to contribute!
Love to hear this. Welcome to the fediverse. I’m excited to be here with you all.
I should clarify I have been on Reddit for 16 years - not that I’m 16 years old.
Haha! That would be a funny mix up. I imagine most people here will be 25+ but maybe I’m wrong. If some 16 year old has the acumen to join the fediverse, power to them. Frankly, anyone that wants to join this is welcome because they’ve decided to move away from all the corporate shitty social media.
Same here man. I’ve always lurked but since Apollo no longer works for Reddit here I am, hoping this community takes off?
This may be a silly question, sorry if it is, but can anyone tell me why some comments on posts are yellowed like this? What does that indicate?
I lurked instead of commenting on Reddit because there was always that fear that the slightest poor word choice could result in the hounds being released. Secondary to that is often not having anything unique to add to a conversation. I have been trying to contribute more here.
I suffered from the same sentiment, here’s to building a better community!
Yeah, Reddit has me conditioned to be afraid of you guys. But I’ve been pleasantly surprised with all the positivity and friendliness on this post. Thanks everyone :)
A very interesting insight–thanks for helping me understand the lurker dynamic/psychology. I guess I’ve felt the fear: many times I’ve composed a post or comment–and then backed out for fear of having to deal with a shit show as a result. Being a solo mod might have some advantages in that way…
Good luck! I’m also a 10-year chronic reddit lurker. Will do my best to be an active contributor to Lemmy. 😀
So what are the best “subreddits” so far on Lemmy?
Use Wefwef and search for communities either the same name as your old Reddit communities. Many of the old communities have been ported and are starting to grow!
Welcome the circus. I read an interesting post that said Reddit has the bulk of the users for this type of social media, but the users who add value and post etc. are the ones you need. The users Lemmy needs to attract are not the crowd that lurks. It’s the crowd that posts and adds value. That is a much smaller group of users.
I wonder if Reddit hasn’t already started losing them. The post quality has dropped a bit and some of the comments are so confusing that it’s hard not to think they’re AI generated. They’re just nonsense.
Reddit has had a really bad (imo) bot problem for years. I’m sure at least some are AI generated comments trying to seem human, even if just to experiment with it.
Is there a android app I could use?
You are can try Liftoff, see if that works for you, you can also try installing the lemmy site as PWA link from your mobile browser which is not bad tbh.
I’m using Connect for Lemmy on android and I’m fairly happy with it. I’ve been seeing people say Liftoff is good too. I’m just waiting for the developer of Reddit Sync to finish his app.
If you’re on ios, I’ve been hearing good things about wefwef.
Wefwef is good I just wish it was a real app rather then a web browser based one
Edit: turns out if you just add the web page to your Home Screen it functions in a manner almost identical to an app
Connect for Lemmy is pretty good.
I’m commenting… Is that enough?
Yes, commenting on posts is almost more important than posting itself.
I’m doing my part. Hail me as I’m doing important work.
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Way to lem!
Figured I’d also throw out a first comment here to get the ball rolling and hopefully try and lurk less than I did on my previous ~10+ year old reddit account. Hello to all the other refugees! <3
Does this count as a post?
ill look it up for you
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I lurk. I comment. I Lemmy.
