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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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[–] vegals@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ok sweet. Are there any instances you'd recommend to a newbie? Totally open to see whats around. Also, are there any perks to being signed up to one instance versus another?

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

Yes. Some instances will block (known as defederate) other instances, so you won't see any users or posts from those instances. Some instances disable downvoting. Many are similar to each other.

Lemmy.world is the everyman instance though, so you will get the broadest look at the fediverse.

Some instances will be topical themed, such as mander.xyz (science), or programming.dev. others have political and aesthetic leanings: lemmy.dbzer0.com (Anarchism, AI and cyberpunk aesthetics).

[–] vegals@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh whoa sick. Reckon I'm about to nerd out on this for a bit. Thanks for the starter points.

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

There are also regional and national communities too like lemmy.ca, feddit.uk, quokk.au, feddit.org