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First time posting here — how does Lemmy feel compared to Reddit for you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by vegals@lemmy.world to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hey everyone, I’m new here and just testing the waters. I’ve been on Reddit for years, but lately it feels like a mix of heavy-handed moderation and echo chambers where any dissenting opinion gets buried.

For those of you who’ve spent real time on Lemmy: • What do you like better here than on Reddit? • What do you miss from Reddit? • Do you feel the culture here is genuinely different, or does it eventually drift the same way?

I’m curious how people see it — especially those who made the switch after the API drama.

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[–] Skavau@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Moderators don't literally "own" the communities they run now. They steward them. They can power-trip, but they can also be supplanted and replaced much easier on the Fediverse than they are on Reddit.

As for being able to "ignore" specific community moderators decisions, that's a recipe that doesn't scale well. In more active communities, that would mean that you would end up consistently seeing a lot of spam and abuse and nonsense because even a poor moderator will do the janitorial work that all communities do.

In terms of instances, there simply isn't any appetite for the type of instances and community culture you want. You are simply in a minority here.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In terms of instances, there simply isn’t any appetite for the type of instances and community culture you want. You are simply in a minority here.

Severely tempted to code it up and see what the interest level is. IDK, I am lazy also, so let's see. In any case thank you for your constructive input lol.