Guys, I’m starting to think the problem is me…
I totally relate to this. I didn’t like the environment on R*ddit, but here people are much nicer, so the addiction is even worse!
Yeah, I wasn’t really using Reddit much before Reddit had its meltdown and the threadiverse exploded onto the scene. I’ve had a lot of fun here. Frankly I think I understand how the threadiverse works more than I understand how Reddit works.
I’ve had a similar experience with Mastodon. Wasn’t a big Twitter user, but now I’m more active on Mastodon than I ever was on Twitter. On each of multiple Mastodon accounts.
Get off my lawn!!!
There, did that help?
You asked nicely, so I’ll just get off your lawn. Sorry.
Oh man my Lemmy addiction is much stronger because I’m actually participating as opposed to lurking on Reddit.
I’m liking Lemmy more because the last few years of Reddit were just so filled with dumbfucks that missed obvious jokes/sarcasm and had shitty comments to make on questions, it was bumming me out. I can ask questions and get answers. I can make a joke and people get it (it might suck, still, but they understand it’s a joke). I feel like this is where people who can, and actually do, read and understand everything before responding are hanging out.
" I feel like this is where people who can, and actually do, read and understand everything before responding are hanging out."
Don’t worry, me and other new users will get that corrected ASAP!
But for real, the users and vibe here seem far less caustic and I’m enjoying it. It’s been a nice journey recognizing that I want hooked on Reddit because of content so much as because of the dopamine hit I got from endlessly scrolling through a lot of low effort content.
Anecdotal, but I don’t see the rush to downvote legit opinions because people disagree with them. Lemmy seems a lot more chill at present.
i dunno, i keep getting into arguments with tankies. they like the downvote button
The positive interaction on Lemmy is what keeps me coming back. On reddit, I have about 15 comments in 10 years.
are you spez?
NO, those are baseless allegations spread by the deep state, I am in no way affiliated to Spez (or his mother)
(or his mother)
lol, suspiciously specific denial
