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[–] meongu@lemmy.world 90 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

Just paying a visit to lemmy because Sync is out, and all I've seen is this. Lemmy is just another reddit, isn't it? People here are no better like what they believe themselves to be, still the same everywhere.

[–] ComradeKhoumrag 20 points 2 years ago

Its not about the app for me (although the clean interface is appreciated) just the users it'll bring with it. I like the ratio of tech literate people on Lemmy but more users means more abundant niche communities, and that was the best part of reddit for me

[–] Kes@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 years ago

Yep, it's literally just another Reddit. The main benefit is that it's decentralized so it's not under the control of a single corporation, but yeah, it's mainly ex redditors on a service designed to be an alternative to Reddit

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

This probably speaks a bit to the fact that reddit in itself was nothing special, and the people were making it what that is and what it ain't was before it could be.

People moved here, so we're seeing that here now. Reddit was a loss in the same way your favourite pub closing down was - ye had to find a new place.

Now, erm, clears throat... This is the way.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah the majority of people, like myself, came here after leaving reddit so it's not surprising. Some instances are already speed-running the censorship and mod abuse too. The lemmy.world admins decided to pre-emptively defederate from another instance purely based on the admins own ideological stance. Can't possibly stand the thought of having people that have different political views than you being able to share those views, oh no. Gotta shut that down before it even starts. And remember - these are the people that call the other people fascists.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

thing is, defederating doesn't silence anyone. the info is still there, anyone can access it or contribute to it, and plenty of other instances are still federated with them. it's not censorship, it's just choosing who you carry water for.

[–] Plswrk@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lemmy looks more and more like reddit everyday. It was nice while it lasted, but confidently incorrect jerks like you who don't even get the point of decentralised platforms are going to ruin it.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

What did I say that was confidently incorrect exactly?