I’m loving it too- I miss a lot of subreddits and the sheer volume of content from the other site, but it feels quite special here at the moment. Also I am loving how quickly Lemmy and all of the supporting apps are developing! I am using Mlem and am very impressed. I want to like wefwef and agree that it is very similar to Apollo, but I just can’t cope with web apps.
I think the content level has gotten better even in the past few days.
I predict at ~200,000 users, there will be a good enough flow of posts and comments that it won’t feel as empty compared to Reddit.
Lemmy is really good. It’s not perfect, but obviously has great potential.
My only issue has been telling other people (in real life) about it, or convincing anyone to try it. The whole concept of the fediverse and related platfoms is too technical for the commoner to understand why it’s so important in the first place.
I like it but can’t wait until we stop talking about Reddit
I love it tbh. Just wish my niche communities had more people. But that just takes time
I like it, definitely more politically aligned than reddit, but I still find it a bit empty. On one hand, I like that my comments don’t drown in a sea of similar comments, on the other there is rarely a lively discussion. So: mostly good, still hoping for a bit of growth
As a long time reddit lurker. Loving it here so far.
When I heard about it I was kind of expecting it to be contentless and bare. Oh boy was I wrong and so pleasantly surprised.
The amount and the quality of the posts and comments is very high. The people super friendly and I’m loving the sense of community and respect. Bonding over something new and exciting also enchances this feeling.
I also visit reddit now and then but I noticed my browsing sessions leave me more satisfied here on Lemmy, than on Reddit.
Obviously there are some communities that I miss, but I’m sure with time replacement tor those will start to appear.
Lemmy and the community not only fills the “gap”, but for me, it also stands by itself providing something that reddit didn’t .
Super excited about what is being created here.
It’s reminding me a lot of when I first joined Reddit (nearly 15 years ago). Not too much is happening day-to-day so I’m checking in every couple of days or so.
I think this is a much healthier relationship than checking a site compulsively every couple of hours. I’m liking it so far, also a crazy repercussion is that I’m using the internet like the early days again. I think of a topic and I do a deep dive on my own, researching into it and going down weird rabbit holes.
I feel like Reddit discouraged this behavior by having a non-stop flow of communities that “mostly” interested me enough to not go “browsing the web”
It’s fine but way too much talk about reddit.
