Just deleted reddit and working on getting off of facebook. I'm actually glad to be here. It's a bit of an adjustment but I think it's for the better. Cheers everyone.

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[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Depends on what instance and what opinion you are towing, still. Though it is still a far cry better than Reddit.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's easier to choose and curate for oneself. Blocking comms actually works (even if blocking instances or users doesn't). I don't see any tankie comms anymore, even if I still have to argue with .ml users in comments on other threads.

And even though mods can ban from communities or instances, no automated admin bots can give you a site-wide ban over petty reasons. I can say I hate nazis without getting my entire IP banned for "hate speech"...

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You can still get your account nuked by butthurt admins.

Though again, still far better than Reddit.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Really? How? I thought instances had the highest level of control? Or are admins a per-instance thing?

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

The admins literally administer the instances. Many of them directly running the instances on hardware they pay for. Even if the API didn't allow it, they could just directly delete your user record from the DB.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Right, exactly, that's my point. None of them can ban you from the fediverse, just their instance.

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Well getting your account that you groomed up for who knows how long nuked is pretty damn close. Especially if you're a main contributor to a comm or two and all that work disappears.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You sound like you've had personal experience with this...

Also, that doesn't change the fact that no instance admins can ban your IP across the whole fediverse, so it's still not as bad as reddit...

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Never said it was as bad as Reddit. I've only said the oposite.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 hours ago

Going back to my first comment on this chain:

And even though mods can ban from communities or instances, no automated admin bots can give you a site-wide ban over petty reasons.

So... what part of that has changed?

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Lemmy does seem to have some insular thinking (just like all social media communities). Feels like you can actually have discussion and at least learn why people hold those views instead of just being chastised.