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I really want to like Lemmy (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I really want to like lemmy, but it's difficult. I'm new to all this fediverse thingy, and I might just have old habits and perceptions how things should work but... I keep seeing the same posts more than once, iOS experience is not that good really, sometimes I see dead posts from 2 years ago for some reason, despite having subscribed to like 30 communities there aren't that many new posts to read.

Part of it probably that subreddits had millions of people so a lot of posts every minute, but it still feels underwhelming.

It's not as doomscrolly. Maybe I should find something else to waste my time on haha

What is your experience with lemmy? Maybe I just do things wrong. Let me know

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Oh my, that has just been there the whole time and I repeatedly glossed over it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Same here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fediverse is kinda just a fragmented mess. Communities of all sides, some moderated strictly, some not. Content not being properly labeled (looking at you NSFW communities), shitposts leaking into everything.

Then it's just a duality, communities are either open to everyone, and therefore spam, or they're super closed down, create an echo chamber and shut everyone off.

This whole situation isn't enjoyable and I'm not really sure for the future of it.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I‘m experiencing the same, but I see it only as growing pains of a community that is still tiny. If corporate social media continues like it does (downhill), I expect all that to improve.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

@jaykay I'd actually like to see bots rip top posts from reddit to post to Lemmy, and the subreddits who would like to I would love to see them create their sister Lemmy instances and create an auto crosspost process. This way, they are keeping their subscribers happy and can make the transition whenever they feel like it if it really comes time to completely abandon ship... Which for me it is time!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Newbie question, can we just use the standard Mastodon application for IOS?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

i setup my own instance ('bin, not Lemmy), and have subscribed it to so much content my doomscrolling is sitting at a comfortable, pre-reddit-death level. i am still scanning the 'verse for new instances to subscribe to.

they just added a feature in mbin that automatically groups crossposts, which is very nice.

i guess i prolly shouldnt have answered cuz im not using lemmy, technically...but

i would recommend:

checking another instance, maybe you'll get better content ( mine is public!, https://moist.catsweat.com )
subscribe your instance to more external content

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