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Users from before the current wave of Reddit refugees, how do you feel about the incoming monsoon of refugees? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Uncreativechap@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I imagine there's excitement for the increase of activity but worries about the potential toxic side of Reddit coming along too.

I'd especially be interested in the Lemmy devs' opinions.

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[–] FalseAerobics@beehaw.org 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'm one of the new ones, but I've been aware of and interacted with Lemmy and Mastodon for at least a couple of years.

For me, I liked what I saw but felt like they lacked enough of the network effect to convince my nontechnical friends to make the jump with me. That made me concerned that they would shrivel up and die. I'd recently been interacting a bit more though, Mastodon especially, since I'd say its gained a good amount of traction given Twitter's...cancerous CEO. Every couple months I found myself downloading Tusky and Jerboa to mess around, but hadn't made it a habit.

Reddit's API changes were a line in the sand for me though. I decided I didn't care about my friends following anymore, and I was ready for a smaller community again, with less rage bait and predatory capitalism.

Does that make me the wrong sort of refugee?

[–] Poopasite1@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

I’m on the same boat as you. Especially being ready for a smaller community. Things will definitely be different but there might be a silver lining to how this all plays out.

[–] PureTryOut@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Note it's Mastodon, not Mastadon.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I am also very similar to you. I just got my first lemmy instance running. I love the idea that I could have a reddit like tool that I can host myself and control. But I need active community and subs that I'm interested in.