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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 29 points 6 days ago (6 children)

In fairness, the biggest single wave of new users here game from the Reddit API change killing 3rd party apps two years ago. Though unsure how many stuck around from then, but at least there was a large group of people coming here voluntarily rather than ban evading.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 16 points 6 days ago

I'm still here, three accounts deep now.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yeah I was speaking generally, not specifically to the Fediverse. I don't really observe it as uniquely worse than Reddit at all.

I tried two reddit alternatives before I came to the Fediverse, and unfortunately there were amongst the intake - a lot of maladaptives.

[–] WhiteRabbit@lemmy.today 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Still here! Have never been banned, not so much as received a warning from anywhere. I’m sure there’s a silent majority of us who look at some the toxicity on here like 👀

[–] idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That was the first big wave, but lemmy was already somewhat active. Previously lemmy was used by the tankies. Hexbear also existed before the api migration, their sub was banned from reddit previously.

I used to have an account on raddle, a similar alternative, the 2 biggest sub there were about anarchism and shoplifting.

Hexbear also existed before the api migration, their sub was banned from reddit previously.

Didn't they originate from r/ChapoTrapHouse? They got banned multiple times, much like r/T_D

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

yup, don’t need to be banned by reddit (although I’m sure I would have been by now), just have to have some goddamned principles.

I'm in that group, so there's at least 1 that stuck around