You don’t have one for “Longtime lurker who used reddit for their daily dose of catching-up-with-the-world but found that the r/all was increasingly showing reality tv discussion subs that they had no interest in”.
Yeah, they finally just killed r/all completely, which is why I'm here. I fucking hate how reddit became this corporate cesspool. It used to be just a regular cesspool with some content I liked.
It's been three years so I can't remember, but does reddit not have a way to block certain subs from r/all (at a user level)?
A key part of shaping your lemmy experience is that you can just block any community you aren't interested in, while still getting the benefits of an All feed.
I used to rarely, if ever, actually log in to my reddit account. Reddit used to have a good set of defaults and I had a list of my favourites in my head. Then I started using RES to block some of the subreddits I did not want to see. Eventually, it got so bad that maintaining the RES blocklist became a hassle.
Lemmy has much better defaults and this time I’m actually making an effort to engage with people.
There was one exchange I recently had with an obvious Israeli.
Guy just kept saying didn't understand and such any time I asked why European colonizers had any right to middle eastern land, without involving an imaginary sky man.
Then he/she shut up when I asked about the cultural genocide and infant stealing inflicted on the Mizrahi Jews, and the involuntary birth control given to Ethiopian Jews.
Yeah it's almost impossible to convince people on the Internet of anything, nevertheless to get them to see things from other people's perspectives.
The worst part is if arguing against genocide won't change someone's mind there, then nothing would. People are so into their own little bubbles nowadays, that they've forgotten how to change their opinions based on new facts presented to them and just say they were wrong. It really sucks.
Everytime I want to prove a good point, I end up deleting the reply and think "what's the point? They won't listen to me and will just go back and forth with me without budging even a little bit".
Lemmy isn't perfect or anything, but it's not even close to how fucked up Reddit comments can be. Which is crazy because Reddit is usually pretty strict nowadays (at least it was a few years ago before I left with the API changes)
Also switched over during the API drama, but I think only my first account (kbin.social) is lost. I did stop by lemmy.world for a bit, and think I also tried piefed.
Tbf, the fediverse isn't private at all and holds no pretense that it is. Yeah your instance isn't selling your data or doing the creepy profile-mapping that meta does, but it's important to be aware that this is very much a public forum
Middle left specifically mentions reddit, I'm not here because of anything to do with reddit. I'm here because I prefer open source platforms that preserve more privacy than proprietary ones that will eventually start asking for gov't ID.
The 3rd party app-ocalypse made me create an account here but it was the reddit ads that eventually made me quit the Reddit app. At some point I realised more of my feed was taken up by autoplay video ads than actual content. The slow decline in intelligent conversations really accelerated after they killed the apps too.
So far I like it here, there's less content and that can be a bit disappointing but it's probably healthier that I can't scroll endlessly. It's also nice to feel like your posts don't get buried under a torrent of other content the moment you make them.
I dont know if it's bots or culture or whatever but the comments on reddit just slid into repetitive blither over a handful of years. This is the internet so I dont expect all interactions to be thought-provoking prose, but I do expect people to at least have their own thoughts. Here on Lemmy, for example, I can find that good ol' home grown, individualistic blither. Just the way the internet intended.
I agree about the content and really think that it is healthier this way, too. But I also think that the content here is somehow less negative.
And as you say, posts do not get buried. I am way more engaged here because of that and had a lot more interactions.
I only ever accessed reddit from the mobile web, but I left and moved in solidarity because of the API shit. Told me it was somewhere I didn't want to be anymore.
Got banned from Vancouver subreddit for calling those antivaxxer flag-waving idiots, “flaggots”.
Then got permabanned for trying to evade the ban (using alt account). Every account I tried to make since gets banned.
All my round-about ways to use a third party app and just lurk also stopped working recently.
I still dont think calling those crazy fringers and convoy antivaxxers, “flaggots” is not that big a deal. I’m not insulting gay people, I love my homios!
Based on the registration applications, I think getting banned is a lot less common than people think. Most people are checking out the fediverse because of other problems on reddit, whether its the ads, bots, monetization related changes, hateful content, privacy concerns, manipulation, trump related concerns, etc
We do get the occasional "I'm here because I got banned", but the vast majority is "I'm curious about what this place is like".
Now isn't hard evidence on its own, but I'd also bet that when the first category joins, they're often looking for a place to vent about their ban. When the second category joins, they rarely announce their newness.
I like this one! I used to use better reddit + rif + small community reddit (less than 2000+ total members on some communities). It was fun while it lasted. Now im here! Hope you all enjoy for a while. Speaking of which how goes the mesh @[email protected] ? I have a new meshcore and tastic node that im hoping will get better reception.
While nothing ever lasts, I hope that the fediverse can give you all happiness while its here!
That was a last winter project that kind of plateaued. I keep my everyday carry node with me and I built that NWS/EAS Alerter relay a month or two ago, but I've mostly been working on getting my PV system installed since spring.
I know exactly why I was banned: I reported a few instances of disinformation in r/conservative, and the admins suspended my account for "abusing the moderation system".
Just to reiterate: the Reddit admins sided with the fascists to create a safe space for propaganda and lies, and kicked me off the site for attempting to report it.
Much the same. As soon as I got a whiff of them selling everything to whatever, I found a plug-in to delete all my comments & posts, then deleted my account.
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No bingo for me :(
Only two somewhat fit and don't allign with the free space.
neither. the privacy and degoogled posts are better cause of the lower level of auditing.
I still have RIF installed on principle. I'm still angry about that
1, 2, and 7 for me. Map it like a phone dialer.
But honestly, 3 was never in my mind lol. I hardly know big redditors to the point they left and went here
Paranoia over AI accounts. Bots. Bots. Bots. Astroturfing.
None of those, I just heard about this on r/degoogle and came over.
You don’t have one for “Longtime lurker who used reddit for their daily dose of catching-up-with-the-world but found that the r/all was increasingly showing reality tv discussion subs that they had no interest in”.
Yeah, they finally just killed r/all completely, which is why I'm here. I fucking hate how reddit became this corporate cesspool. It used to be just a regular cesspool with some content I liked.
It's been three years so I can't remember, but does reddit not have a way to block certain subs from r/all (at a user level)?
A key part of shaping your lemmy experience is that you can just block any community you aren't interested in, while still getting the benefits of an All feed.
I used to rarely, if ever, actually log in to my reddit account. Reddit used to have a good set of defaults and I had a list of my favourites in my head. Then I started using RES to block some of the subreddits I did not want to see. Eventually, it got so bad that maintaining the RES blocklist became a hassle. Lemmy has much better defaults and this time I’m actually making an effort to engage with people.
Ah right, RES, plus all the apps had their own options. Man, I bit killing third party apps really cut the features for people.
Just a reminder the fediverse isnt only lemmy 🫤
Old reddit for me was the last straw. time to move on. if we don't make a stand and move elsewhere, the status quo remains.
I was banned for goading the Whitehouse Reddit into nuclear War with Iran so we could all stop seeing press conferences of Caroline Levitt.
I score like, 6 of these.
The API change and the general tone they took towards the community when they implemented it.
Too many unironically racist and sexist people in reddit.
There was one exchange I recently had with an obvious Israeli.
Guy just kept saying didn't understand and such any time I asked why European colonizers had any right to middle eastern land, without involving an imaginary sky man.
Then he/she shut up when I asked about the cultural genocide and infant stealing inflicted on the Mizrahi Jews, and the involuntary birth control given to Ethiopian Jews.
Fascism is an ever shrinking circle.
Yeah it's almost impossible to convince people on the Internet of anything, nevertheless to get them to see things from other people's perspectives.
The worst part is if arguing against genocide won't change someone's mind there, then nothing would. People are so into their own little bubbles nowadays, that they've forgotten how to change their opinions based on new facts presented to them and just say they were wrong. It really sucks.
Everytime I want to prove a good point, I end up deleting the reply and think "what's the point? They won't listen to me and will just go back and forth with me without budging even a little bit".
Lemmy isn't perfect or anything, but it's not even close to how fucked up Reddit comments can be. Which is crazy because Reddit is usually pretty strict nowadays (at least it was a few years ago before I left with the API changes)
Where's the, "I hate everything proprietary, and regularly check for foss alternatives option"?
Long live Apollo.
So say we all!
I used Apollo, got the lifetime membership, about 6 or 8 months later it gets shut down
Top row, left column for me. I've actually been around since the third party app ban, but lost my first two accounts: VLemmy -> lemm.ee -> lemmy.zip
Also switched over during the API drama, but I think only my first account (kbin.social) is lost. I did stop by lemmy.world for a bit, and think I also tried piefed.
Same, but just lemm.ee to lemmy.zip.
none of these say anything about moving due to privacy concerns and I feel like thats a huge market here.
Tbf, the fediverse isn't private at all and holds no pretense that it is. Yeah your instance isn't selling your data or doing the creepy profile-mapping that meta does, but it's important to be aware that this is very much a public forum
Middle left.
Also, the fediverse is, in some ways, worse for privacy because of the types of information that need to be shared for federation to work.
Middle left specifically mentions reddit, I'm not here because of anything to do with reddit. I'm here because I prefer open source platforms that preserve more privacy than proprietary ones that will eventually start asking for gov't ID.
I say hateful things to normies for the luls
Column 1 straight down Team!
The 3rd party app-ocalypse made me create an account here but it was the reddit ads that eventually made me quit the Reddit app. At some point I realised more of my feed was taken up by autoplay video ads than actual content. The slow decline in intelligent conversations really accelerated after they killed the apps too.
So far I like it here, there's less content and that can be a bit disappointing but it's probably healthier that I can't scroll endlessly. It's also nice to feel like your posts don't get buried under a torrent of other content the moment you make them.
I dont know if it's bots or culture or whatever but the comments on reddit just slid into repetitive blither over a handful of years. This is the internet so I dont expect all interactions to be thought-provoking prose, but I do expect people to at least have their own thoughts. Here on Lemmy, for example, I can find that good ol' home grown, individualistic blither. Just the way the internet intended.
I agree about the content and really think that it is healthier this way, too. But I also think that the content here is somehow less negative. And as you say, posts do not get buried. I am way more engaged here because of that and had a lot more interactions.
I only ever accessed reddit from the mobile web, but I left and moved in solidarity because of the API shit. Told me it was somewhere I didn't want to be anymore.
My favorite mod @[email protected] moved here but also fuck spez.
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RIP, Apollo.
RIP RIF
Long live Voyager
Got banned from Vancouver subreddit for calling those antivaxxer flag-waving idiots, “flaggots”.
Then got permabanned for trying to evade the ban (using alt account). Every account I tried to make since gets banned.
All my round-about ways to use a third party app and just lurk also stopped working recently.
I still dont think calling those crazy fringers and convoy antivaxxers, “flaggots” is not that big a deal. I’m not insulting gay people, I love my homios!
Everything except getting b&
Based on the registration applications, I think getting banned is a lot less common than people think. Most people are checking out the fediverse because of other problems on reddit, whether its the ads, bots, monetization related changes, hateful content, privacy concerns, manipulation, trump related concerns, etc
We do get the occasional "I'm here because I got banned", but the vast majority is "I'm curious about what this place is like".
Now isn't hard evidence on its own, but I'd also bet that when the first category joins, they're often looking for a place to vent about their ban. When the second category joins, they rarely announce their newness.
Yup that all sounds right to me
Dang, plenty of marks but no bingo for me. I should have been banned before leaving
I like this one! I used to use better reddit + rif + small community reddit (less than 2000+ total members on some communities). It was fun while it lasted. Now im here! Hope you all enjoy for a while. Speaking of which how goes the mesh @[email protected] ? I have a new meshcore and tastic node that im hoping will get better reception.
While nothing ever lasts, I hope that the fediverse can give you all happiness while its here!
By the wayside LOL.
That was a last winter project that kind of plateaued. I keep my everyday carry node with me and I built that NWS/EAS Alerter relay a month or two ago, but I've mostly been working on getting my PV system installed since spring.
Oh nice. Thats a cool project.
...its the cheapest expensive hobby i swear. You get one device and then keep getting more and more.
I know exactly why I was banned: I reported a few instances of disinformation in r/conservative, and the admins suspended my account for "abusing the moderation system".
Just to reiterate: the Reddit admins sided with the fascists to create a safe space for propaganda and lies, and kicked me off the site for attempting to report it.
Bottom right, but I did get back on reddit. Their IP bans are clown shoes!
But then I started liking it here and found some subs that have decent interaction so I stayed...
Favorite mods? lol
a narcissistic former reddit mod definitely made that bingo card
but.. like.. so — theoretically — what happens when someone looses miserably at bingo with a perfect score of 0/9? Asking for a friend.. of a friend..
Middle left for me. Selling our comment history to train AI was the last straw for me to delete my account.
Much the same. As soon as I got a whiff of them selling everything to whatever, I found a plug-in to delete all my comments & posts, then deleted my account.
What’s Spez?
The greedy little pigboy in charge, Steve Huffman.
Thanks! Actually non of the bingo things apply. I just like the fediverse.
You're truly the purest among us 🙏
That was his Reddit username, wasn’t it?
At least everyone who was actually banned for no reason will believe the other people saying they were banned for no reason
I just hate American mega corporations and like to keep my personal data, well, personal
Does this feel like lawful good to chaotic evil to anyone else?
And I swapped when they killed my favorite app.
Is it the ordering of the options? I just put them in top to bottom, left to right (except the free space) as I thought of them.
I started to do a 5x5 one but the text ended up being too small to read, and I couldn't think of that many things to fill it in with.
I think so, for some of them. The last one is very much chaotic evil IMO 🤣
And it's a compliment!
The only one that nobody anywhere has is the middle right.
X O O O X O O O X
But also FUCK SPEZ!
Left column and fuck spez!
None of these, really; I just wanted something open-source (I guess bottom-middle might qualify for that but I don't plan to run anything)..
Left column.
Stayed because of the far better discourse.
API change.
Which does somewhat filter down to cells 1 and 2
....the last one, lmao.
I'm column one down team as well!
So i got everything but the mods and creator field in the top right.