Asklemmy

Rust > PHP

Learned about Lemmy from Reddit but never heard of kbin until recently. That said, I like the name Lemmy a lot more than the name kbin. kbin sounds like a hex editor for KDE, not a Reddit alternative. I love the open source community, but sometimes the names of projects leave much to be desired. Lemmy isn't the perfect name but it's more memorable than kbin.

I've tried both. Here are some thoughts.

• I like the more sorting options by different time points like last 6 or 12 hours on Kbin.

• Seems easier to find Lemmy subs on Kbin that it is to find Kbin subs on Lemmy.

• I don't like that I can't see what Kbin defederates from like I can on Lemmy.

• I'm wary of large instances on the fediverse because of stability and being a potential target for defederation due to size (such as mastodon social).

What a difference, we can talk to each other :F

I liked both but ultimately joined Lemmy over kbin because it seems like there's more interest in building mobile apps for Lemmy. (Currently using Jerboa) Also like that my Lemmy instance is based on renewable energy which is nice.

I think lemmy looks nicer visually. I'll probably give kbin a try at some point.

It was the first one I knew about and I haven't had a reason to switch over. I already knew about lemmy long before all of the reddit drama happened, so that was where I went a few days before the blackout. I had never even heard of kbin until after I'd already been on lemmy for a while. Also, rust > php, and calling communities "magazines" is weird.

Idk i just heard of lemmy first

I can't signup for lemmy, the submit wheel spins and spins

I'm in both, so...

I like both. Currently on kbin because of the All bug on lemmy. My aim is to use both for a longer period.

I gotta say, Kbin has such a nicer UI. Lemmy has to step up a notch.

I found a specific Lemmy instance that I wanted to join. For what I use it for the format suits me better but if not for this instance I probably would've been on kbin just cuz it seems easier to interact with mastodon through it

I tried Kbin and its way harder for me somehow searching other federated instanced content on Kbin than on lemmy.

It feels like for Kbin you need to go first to lets say Lemmy.world and then check the list and copy the names of each then search it.

on any lemmy instance i can simply search the things and find stuff of other instances way easier.

also Lemmy is like WAY bigger of user base posts and comments.

Started on lemmy. Haven’t gotten annoyed yet and can’t currently be bothered to try yet another new thing.

What’s a kbin?

Honestly, I just like the UI better.

At the end of the day that’s a large reason to choose any of the federated platforms because as it matures we will seamlessly be able to communicate with each other. Be it Mastadon, Kbin, Lemmy, Pixelfed etc.

That’s what I love about federation. It won’t matter what platform we are on, we just choose the one that looks the best for us and can talk to EVERYBODY. It wouldn’t surprise me if down the road there is a better universal alternative that shows Mastodon, Lemmy/Kbin, Pixelfed content in their original format all in one instance (could be like tabs or all in one feed). I would personally use that but if anyone just wants to see posts in a Lemmy-like format they have the power to choose.

I'm in both, but I'm a Reddit refugee looking for a similar experience. 99% of my Reddit's time was through the RIF app and Jeroba looks and feels the same, so currently I only use lemmy.

I wouldn't mind switching over to kbin if it gets better in the future since I can read everything from anywhere.

I feel like Lemmy has more content, probably because it's been around longer, so it's a good base to build from.

I'm also giving an answer to the other thread on Kbin, since I think there are good reasons to use that one as well. They're both solid, and I'm using both regularly--often viewing posts from one service on the other. For me, it's "yes AND," not "no BUT."

Php