I mean I don’t mind the current state of Lemmy right now, in fact I’m actually quite liking how it is right now. It’ll probably take a lot of time to even get on the same level as Reddit if it ever does, however I’m seeing so much users, moderators, and devs who are committed to making this platform work and that in and of itself is amazing to see. Things like this actually show there is a human side to technology and that we can make it work. Anyways that’s my food for thought.
I agree. Everyone is nicer here, and y’all seem older and more intelligent too. You can actually have a proper conversation on Lemmy without some idiot teenager making a dumb joke.
I also like the “Hot” sorting algorithm for comments way better than “Best” on reddit. On Lemmy, you can actually show up to a conversation late and have a chance at your top-level comment being seen, without having to resort to hijacking other people’s comments. On reddit, you could forget about it once a post became popular enough to hit the front page. You’ll just be shouting into the void.
That’s because it’s still new and not super user friendly/a little confusing. I am still figuring things out here, but I love it because the tone and vibe remind me of the older net before it became super accessible and the unwashed masses started to outnumber the real nerds.
I’ve seen it happen with many sites, boards, communities, etc. A haven is created, it becomes popular, it has a golden age, it becomes flooded with idiots/spam/bots/trash, dies, and a new place arises and the cycle starts again. I watched it happen with icq, AOL chat rooms (and AOL itself), MySpace, Facebook, reddit, YouTube…
Some take longer than others to go through parts of the cycle, but they always do.
I’m just thrilled it’s decentralized. I’m so sick of being advertised at. I’m so sick of being asked for monthly subscriptions. I’m really feeling this open source vibe or however you want to label it.
Monthly subscriptions aren’t bad - they’re the solution to removing the avalanche of ads we are inundated by. The user gets to pick and choose which services they want to use.
One of the problems is opening up services to free users so you can keep them captured and squash competition, and at the same time push subscriptions to them via ads constantly.
I mean I don’t mind the current state of Lemmy right now, in fact I’m actually quite liking how it is right now. It’ll probably take a lot of time to even get on the same level as Reddit if it ever does, however I’m seeing so much users, moderators, and devs who are committed to making this platform work and that in and of itself is amazing to see. Things like this actually show there is a human side to technology and that we can make it work. Anyways that’s my food for thought.
I agree. Everyone is nicer here, and y’all seem older and more intelligent too. You can actually have a proper conversation on Lemmy without some idiot teenager making a dumb joke.
I also like the “Hot” sorting algorithm for comments way better than “Best” on reddit. On Lemmy, you can actually show up to a conversation late and have a chance at your top-level comment being seen, without having to resort to hijacking other people’s comments. On reddit, you could forget about it once a post became popular enough to hit the front page. You’ll just be shouting into the void.
That’s because it’s still new and not super user friendly/a little confusing. I am still figuring things out here, but I love it because the tone and vibe remind me of the older net before it became super accessible and the unwashed masses started to outnumber the real nerds.
I’ve seen it happen with many sites, boards, communities, etc. A haven is created, it becomes popular, it has a golden age, it becomes flooded with idiots/spam/bots/trash, dies, and a new place arises and the cycle starts again. I watched it happen with icq, AOL chat rooms (and AOL itself), MySpace, Facebook, reddit, YouTube…
Some take longer than others to go through parts of the cycle, but they always do.
I like your positive spin.
I’m just thrilled it’s decentralized. I’m so sick of being advertised at. I’m so sick of being asked for monthly subscriptions. I’m really feeling this open source vibe or however you want to label it.
Monthly subscriptions aren’t bad - they’re the solution to removing the avalanche of ads we are inundated by. The user gets to pick and choose which services they want to use.
One of the problems is opening up services to free users so you can keep them captured and squash competition, and at the same time push subscriptions to them via ads constantly.