Initially made an account on lemmy.ml in 2022. I was eyeing the fediverse, and when I found that there is a "reddit alternative", I wanted to check it out, but there wasn't much activity so I didn't use it much other than checking on it occasionally.
Then in 2023 I made an account on tchncs...when majority of users also hopped on lemmy.
this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2024
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I went to kbin.social during the Reddit api exodus, and when that fell apart I had seen enough of lemmy through federated content to know that was where to go.
I started using Lemmy because, after a previous Reddit blackout a few years, the CEO of Reddit (Steve Huffman, AKA Spez) released a statement that (while I've long sense forgotten exactly what he said) made it seem like he was disappointed in the Reddit community for not supporting pedophilia. I used alternativeto.net to find Reddit alternatives and, because Lemmy wasn't at the top of the list at the time, I used a few other websites before using Lemmy. At first I used both simultaneously but I deleted my Reddit account after the API changes.
Its at the top of the list now.
It's a good thing it is now. Back when I checked it, for some reason, most of the websites listed were nothing like Reddit/Lemmy.
Yeah, 4chan was in the list despite it being wildly different.
The Reddit exodus post API changes. I honestly have found it quite nice by and large, other than a couple of idiots in my inbox, including the person a couple of weeks ago who told me they reported me to the FBI because of some post I made re Luigi and the CEO shooting, although I don't know which one. It's funny because I actually have a relationship with the FBI for other reasons (yes really truly), and I just asked them if they wanted me to put them in touch with my agent, LOL.
Reddit has become too political, with inconsistent censoring. Also didnโt love the bullshit with the API costs. Seemed like a power move to push small devs out
Someone posted on one of the subreddits I used to read, and I tried it out. I stopped using reddit because of the API thing and a general dislike of private consolidation that you get with sites like it.
It's been fine. Some rough edges but worth it.