The draw is supposed to end up being that you can continue to access more or less all of the same content with all of the same functionality regardless of how badly someone might screw up one or another instance.
Back when the big Reddit exodus happened, after the whole API debacle, lemmy.world ended up being far and away the most popular instance, and that hasn’t really been good for it. It’s had a bit of a “Reddit with a different URL” reek to it ever since.
But certainly not coincidentally, its popularity has also waned since, and it already has less of a share of active lemmy users than it had before, which is exactly the way the fediverse is supposed to work. And I would assume that after this last announcement, its popularity is going to take a definite hit.
I recommend trying a bunch of instances. They’re all at least subtly different, and the best way to figure out which one(s) you prefer is to just spend some time with them. Over time, you’ll just come to use one or maybe a couple more than the rest.
And I don’t even bother with any of the apps - the basic mobile version of it is actually quite good.(on Firefox at least - I can’t vouch for any other browsers).
It doesn’t help that all of the major instances are just a vehicle to throw propaganda at you.
Either way, steers me clear of reddit and if it falls to the wayside no major loss on my end. I’ll probably be better for it. Although, I have faith it will slowly grind it’s way to the top.
The draw is supposed to end up being that you can continue to access more or less all of the same content with all of the same functionality regardless of how badly someone might screw up one or another instance.
Back when the big Reddit exodus happened, after the whole API debacle, lemmy.world ended up being far and away the most popular instance, and that hasn’t really been good for it. It’s had a bit of a “Reddit with a different URL” reek to it ever since.
But certainly not coincidentally, its popularity has also waned since, and it already has less of a share of active lemmy users than it had before, which is exactly the way the fediverse is supposed to work. And I would assume that after this last announcement, its popularity is going to take a definite hit.
I recommend trying a bunch of instances. They’re all at least subtly different, and the best way to figure out which one(s) you prefer is to just spend some time with them. Over time, you’ll just come to use one or maybe a couple more than the rest.
And I don’t even bother with any of the apps - the basic mobile version of it is actually quite good.(on Firefox at least - I can’t vouch for any other browsers).
It doesn’t help that all of the major instances are just a vehicle to throw propaganda at you.
Either way, steers me clear of reddit and if it falls to the wayside no major loss on my end. I’ll probably be better for it. Although, I have faith it will slowly grind it’s way to the top.
How are lemm.ee, sh.itjust.works, feddit.org or lemmy.ca propaganda machines?
https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy/ filtered by monthly active users
You have a point. I concede even though I’m not too familiar with each one of those.