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Tracking the lastest news and numbers about the #RedditMigration to open, Fediverse-based alternatives, including #Kbin and #Lemmy To see latest reeddit blackout info, see here: https://reddark.untone.uk/
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Hopefully my experience can help some people see the bright side of going off Reddit.
To me, Reddit has been a great platform in almost every possible way - except meaningful engagement. At some point, I realized that any somewhat big subreddit that I frequented for news and discussions of topic I’m interested in is plagued by dead-end threads: karma farms through reposts, lame jokes and similarly low-effort content that’s breeds equally low-effort comments, and things that don’t provoke any sort of discussion in general.
Joining the protest made me go to difference places, especially forums big and small, where the only real way to engage with the community was to actually reply to what they said. I quickly realized that Reddit has long turned into another brainless scroller akin to Instagram or Twitter, which all may have their place, but that’s just not what I joined Reddit for back in the day.
Now that I’ve basically kicked the Reddit habit, I’m finally enjoying the Internet again - it’s not the same as it was in the 00s, and it will never be, but it’s much, much better than going to a single website, owned by a single company, for nearly everything I want to do online.
Today, I finally have a proper choice for the first time in years. A lot of that choice consists of the fediverse, with different scopes and goals, but some is just basic and mainstream places I’d forgotten because of the convenience that Reddit seemed to bring.
Today, I’m finally having actual conversations with people in the communities I choose to interact with, rather than just reading through the witty chains of comments.
I know that Reddit means different things to different people, but to me, it has lost its meaning long ago, and it’s only with the protest that I managed to kick the habit of going there for basically nothing. As surprising as it is, the whole thing lead me to enjoy my online life much more, and actually engage with the topics on the old, deeper level of fun, rather than just being exposed to an absurd amount of things, each pretty shallow and uninspired.
Absolutely agree. I’ve not only created a Kbin account, I also now have a Tildes account, and I’m actually using my Mastodon and Substack accounts. I’m lurking some old sites I hadn’t really visited in over a decade (Metafilter, Fark). Im also checking out other forums and microblogs. I’m having real conversations and finding meaningful links (as opposed to reposted TikToks and memes). It really feels like the Internet i used to love.
I even started going to forums. I didn’t find much activity on the fediverse for episode or Manga specific chapters, so I ended up going to Mal to actually see the discussions going on there instead of reddit like I usually did.
I feel this way too.
Ironically, connecting with others on these non reddit sites is making me ferl more in touch with myself.
Like, thinking before typing, and having better conversations, but also in terms of thinking more actively about what content I want to engage with.
thanks for your view and experience … It’s the same for me … enjoyment and engagement were definitely lacking whilst on reddit for me too.
I quite insta for that same reason (brainless scroller) , twitter well cuz Musk 'nuff said.
been lurking on mastodon and [ matrix ] a while figuring out where to go next but finally feel to have found my home here on kbin so a big thanks to @ernest
I’m on IG specifically for certain info. I can get lost in the scrolling there but I don’t comment or really engage with anyone. It’s just a resource for me. I prefer text driven forums for conversations. So kbin and Tildes have me. Im finding them more satisfying than Reddit for sure.
I say what’s the rush? A lot of users were nostalgic of old school Reddit and this is fairly accurate to how it was when I first started. Feels rough but good.
Precisely. This is how I recall the early days of Reddit. Even then, early Reddit had people pointing out bugs and features they wanted. I’m happy here, and happy with the progress. Some people need to chill.
Both jerboa for Lemmy and the kbin app have made multiple improvements in the past week or so since I joined, so I’m more than happy to be patient and let the devs have the time they need. Especially since I have no idea how to do any of it, and I’m also not paying them for any of it. They know better than us users which bugs to actually prioritize for app functionality, versus which requests are just “I want” features.
If people care that much, they can contribute to the code (?), since it’s open source. If they can’t contribute then they should stop complaining.
Kbin has no app. “Installing” it to your phone just puts a link to Kbin on it. You’re looking at the web page.
The site has made a lot of progress in the time it has been an official project. The only bug I have had so far is nsfw stuff from other instances showing up. I bet this is one of the priorities at the moment.
Yes, it is.
https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/issues/412
Actually, I’d love having that bug 😅
I’m here for the journey!
Same here! I only created my account earlier today and it honestly feels quite exciting to be part of something new and fresh (to me anyway).
I’m a hobby web programmer and I’m completely blown away by how smoothly this site runs, how well it scaled, how full-featured it is despite its youth, and how unbelievably dedicated the developer (ernest) is. I cannot possibly have a single complaint.
In fact I’ve often thought about giving back by helping with the development. I’m just a little guy but maybe some little contributions help too. Unfortunately I’m just not very experienced with PHP.
I want developers to enjoy development. A product created with joy may make user joyful.
To be honest, I’m surprised at how quickly kbin/Lemmy/etc stepped up to the challenge. Like. no. they just onboarded how many new people from reddit? and… oh noes…sometimes I had to refresh a few times?
Just one question… where’s the donuts and coffee? I was told there’d be donuts and coffee.
I think we’re actually buying coffee and donuts for Ernest.
I also think a lot of people either were not around to experience or simply have forgotten over time how unstable Reddit was in the beginning. This is already a much more feature-rich and stable platform than Reddit was in the beginning; we will get there!
And now that I’m not doom-scrolling r/all I’ve actually been able to get back to my own personal projects :D
I mean it’s great to offer feedback. But I agree that anything close to some weird ultimatum on like, two people, for their own pet project is a bit much guys. I know we’re all better than that!
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