Now that a lot of 3rd party apps for reddit have shut down there have been loads of new users joining the various Lemmy instances. So who got here today and what has been your experience so far?

I’m here to help should you have any questions about Lemmy, lemmy.world or life in general (I can not really recommend that last one).

Anyway, welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay 😁

EDIT: I created seperated threads for this not too long ago but I think it’s useful to post them again.

  • Some things might still be confusing to people, I read a comment below about someone not knowing how to browse content from different instances for example. I really suggest you read this post by lemmy.world admin @ruud which does a wonderful job to explain a lot of it.
  • If you’re wondering what 3rd party apps there are available, this thread seems to list them all!
    • Mysteriarch ☀️@slrpnk.netMEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      It takes a little bit getting used to the idea of federation, but it’s only one extra layer actually. If you can make the mental click, it’s actually pretty easy!

      • StijnVVL@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’m willing and happy to try! It certainly looks like a more friendly and respectful concept of web than what we’ve seen so far with centralized corporations.

        • DV8@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          While I agree as an IT person myself, I find that the more comments I see it seems many people feel that it’s best that non-technical people who don’t understand both the philosophical and technical aspect of federations.

          I don’t like that kind of exclusionary thinking.

          • Camus (il, lui)English
            1·
            1 year ago

            It’s okay for everyone to know how it works. The issue is usually that some people are afraid of things they think are difficult, and that might prevent them from using them

            • DV8@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              Knowing how stuff works is great and can increase your enjoyment of something. But I consider it silly to talk down to people who don’t, and in the large threads I feel like there’s a lot of sentiment that if you don’t know how to set up your own world you’re the wrong kind of person to be here.

          • Mysteriarch ☀️@slrpnk.netMEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Are you talking about the tech-centered part of the fediverse? There’s certainly that, but there’s also a large part of marginalized people or people with alternative visions on what the internet should be, regardless of technical skill. I always joke that it’s mainly comprised of tech nerds, leftists and queers, or a combination of all three.