Just left reddit because I got tired of moderation and I do not agree with political views over all. I never tried 4chan because I heard it’s messed up and supposedly inject maleware on visitors like porn sites do.
As a person new to Lemmy, I just wanna know why you chose here and what you like/ dislike about there.
I like owning my posts but I’m banned from Reddit so yeah that’s why I’m here. Besides 4chan posts get deleted after like a day or 2
I left reddit for Lemmy because 4chan, twitter, Facebook, etc are most assuredly not alternatives to reddit in the sense I am looking for. The only other alternative I might have chosen was Tildes, but it was (and still is afaik) invite only.
I like this format over any other besides maybe a good ol’ fashioned forum (like PHPBB).
Mind sharing why you left reddit?
- Literally nazi supporting admins
- They killed the only tools that made the site layout bearable
Tildes is alright but it’s not something I could ever regularly participate in like Lemmy, which is by design and I respect that, but it’s never going to fill the reddit niche for me.
I probably have an invite if you want.
I’m banned from Reddit. Something Something about violent language towards orange wannabe dictators idk didn’t really make sense to me.
I think most people here left Reddit when Spez started the thing with the API and asserted his dominance during the protests. That’s when we learned it’s not our platform, but his. And he has a very different vision for the place.
People who properly like 4chan don’t really mix with other people. It’s for trolling, shitposting, sharing porn and gore amongst random stuff or shouting at each other. More anarchy than other places. And filled with incels and 14 year olds. I mean it’s a bit more than that and it has it’s unique culture. But there isn’t really an overlap with people who like places like this one. This is less anarchy, you can discuss your Linux server adminisration woes here without getting yelled at. Or share pictures of your crocheting pieces. Of course also memes and pictures.
So in summary: Where else would I be? I’m not 14 anymore and Reddit gave me the finger.
Lurked on reddit for years before quitting altogether bc the mobile app was hostile and web was basically gated off. Then was exclusively read-only on Hacker News and Lobsters for a while until I realized I didn’t want to think about only tech all day and now I am here.
I think the nice thing about Lemmy for me is the size. It feels active enough that it’s not dead but not so big that I feel compelled to just stand and watch on the sidelines.
reddit, and indeed the entire internet, is most active in my off timezone. I would always open a thread with an idea for a reply that ended up being the top 5 comments with a billion updoots.
The fediverse is still small enough that I can drop bombs and have actual discussions that aren’t trying to be memes.
Yea some people complain about the lack of content and yes this is slower, but you can actually have a discussion with another human being.
This post is 8 hours old, your reply is 5 hours old.
On reddit, there would be it’d be filled by one liners, puns and various inside jokes.
Joining a thread this late was like casting a bottle to the sea, knowing it’d be lost in the void.
4chan is a wholly different type of site. It’s an image board, not about link sharing. Use of screen names is discouraged.
Also why would you go to a site labelled the asshole of the Internet if you’re looking for actual discussion and conversation. If you want porn or want nazi-adjacent discussion or great wallpapers, sure, go there.Reddit’s CEO offends me, and I’ve heard bad things about 4chan too.
that’s a Moot point
I left Reddit because they killed my favorite app and theirs was trash.
4chan is a cesspool.
There’s not a lot of activity here, so you can’t endlessly scroll new content, but you see a lot of the same names in the comments, and that makes people seem more “real” than Reddit.
4chan is a bit too racist.
I’m a 4chan anon and have been for a long time. It’s a Wild West situation still due to the anon culture. A LOT OF STUFF ON THERE IS EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE AND WRONG. Oddly enough I’ve interacted with some awesome anons and that’s what keeps me going back. Highly DONT recommend anyone check the site out.
Reddit used to be fucking dope when I joined in 2012. I was a Digg enjoyer in my youth and Reddit was even better for me. Over time the culture changed, not necessarily a bad thing either just different. Helped me a lot actually become a better more inclusive human. The Admins however have made a string of terrible decisions and I can no longer support the site. They hung the redditors out to dry and I’m so thankful for Lemmy for giving us a link aggregator with a comment section sans the bullshit.
4chan is a wretched hive of scum and villainy, and I moved from reddit after 15 years.
Why did you leave reddit? Mind sharing?
They took steps to kill the app I used to access the site without providing a functional alternative.
Because Reddit is only remotely useful with apps and lied to, screwed over, and slandered all the app developers who made Reddit functional.
Got banned for “report abuse” because I reported a pro genocidal comment on r/worldnews.
They banned me from the sub then successfully petitioned Reddit to ban the entire account.
If I can’t even report the genocidal content on one of their largest subreddits without losing my account, I’m not going to fit in enough to stay.
I like FOSS and I like it don’t being easily censored…
I prefer open source software and was really glad to see that Lemmy was a thing. I tried it about a year before the whole Reddit API debacle went down and left because there was just too few users at the time, but then when the Reddit API thing happened, I came back, deleted my Reddit account, and have been here ever since. I was a moderator on a sub, and now I moderate a community here. !t_mobile@lemmy.ml because i enjoyed the discussions on /r/tmobile.
I left reddit last year during the API bullshit. 4chan is full of cancer, and Lemmy is pretty much the next biggest community that I could find. I’m also on a couple of smaller sites like Discuit and Tildes.
Not allowed on Reddit and 4chan is a cesspool
