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Hi, I'm new here. Because of the bullshit with Reddit. Greetings fellow Lemmy people.
Welcome to our shithole.
Federated shithole(s)
More akin to a rabbit-hole, due to that.
But who said rabbits don't shit in their holes?
Oh! And the soil is transparent.
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Thanks. :)
Welcome aboard. It's not much, but she's got it where it counts.
Thank you very much. I'm liking it.
In the wubba-wubba
And me, hello!
Hi!
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Uppies for all of you!
Welcome!
And my vuvuzela?
I mean I joined lemmy.world in the migration from Reddit and haven't really seen any problems with being here. I tried joining one of the ones that needed a sign up request when I first switched to Lemmy but I didn't want to have to deal with waiting to use Lemmy. I haven't really noticed any problems being on lemmy.world and personally I don't even look at what instances people are from. I just treat it like reddit, we're all using Lemmy at the end of the day.
I mean I notice people like that but I never really pay attention to what instance they're from. They're usually a minority in any post I see anyways though and are being downvoted a bunch. Most of the time I see lots of fairly progressive people or at worst people who were supporting Biden unconditionally and trying to call anyone who pointed out any problems with him bots. Maybe it's cause I'm still using Lemmy mostly like I used reddit and treating it as one unified platform instead of a bunch of smaller connected ones. But personally I'd prefer being on an instance that allows me to connect to as many other instances as possible cause personally I don't want some admin team telling me who I can and can't interact with, I'd much rather just pick communities I like no matter what instance they're on that I like and trust the communities more with the moderation. I'd rather handle blocking instances and communities myself rather then leaving it in the hands of admins that could power trip. Again maybe that's just my mindset from Reddit, personally I've enjoyed Lemmy so far and haven't really noticed any problems on world.
Bro... What?!? I've only been here a day and I have no clue what any of that means lol
Lemmy isn’t one service like Reddit. It’s a piece of software where anybody can run their own lemmy instance. Lemmy.world is the most popular, but there are many others. And those choosing to run an instance can “federate” with other instances, which means as a user you can see posts and comments from the other instance even though you are logged into the one you have an account on.
So the commenter is recommending you look at posts or comments from users on other instances that have more stringent sign up policies, and migrate your account there. Since your account is new, you likely don’t need to spend the effort on migrating your account and instead can just set up an account on another instance/server.
But it’s also fine to stay on lemmy.world. Just be respectful, voice your opinions like you would in person with other humans, and you’ll be fine. And if you’re just here for the memes, that’s ok too! Enjoy them! And welcome to lemmy.
Hey, thanks for the detailed explanation! That certainly helps, but it'll probably take me a while to fully get it. I signed up using voyager and it didn't tell me anything like that. I'm sure it'll make more sense as I get used to it. So can I not see all posts from other instances?
Yeah, there are many instances, and many that have purposefully been defederated by lemmy.world. Often for good reason (CSAM, an abundance of spam accounts, violent or hateful rhetoric, etc). But generally lemmy.world and its federated instances are pretty great.
Ok, sounds like I'll just stick with .world for a while until I get my "sea legs"
I think this this guy is going to end up on dbzer0 once he gets his sea legs. Of note the piracy communities over there will be some of the few things you can't access from .world.
As an option, I'd recommend lemmy.today
It's an instance that stays away from all the drama and just federates with everyone unless this becomes a moderation problem.
Wanna look at general stuff on lemmy.world? Sure! Check tankies on lemmy.ml or lemmygrad or hexbear? Alright, who are we to stop you? Wanna porn? lemmynsfw got you covered! And literally anything else on the Lemmyverse is open to you.
If you ever decide you want to branch out, you can try the instance / community browser at https://lemmyverse.net to check out whats out there.
I will say that although it technically doesnt matter what instance you sign up with, sometimes the descriptions aren't very descriptive at all. Definitely give an instance a browse, to get a feel for the overall vibe, before you sign up.
You can check to see if an instance has been defederated from / by other instances, by entering said instance address at https://defed.xyz/
It's just so hard keeping up with this hell that we're living in lately. Like, I'm just trying to keep my job and pay my bills. I have a good job, but I am constantly concerned that I won't have it at any point in time. The constant stress isnt doing me any favors. I'm lucky that I've been frugal and saved a lot, but I don't consider that enough to settle my fears.
Nah, it's good. No pressure. These are just resources that I kinda had to stumble across, although im sure theyre in some super accessible place and im just a ding dong. Figured if they could help another person, then so be it.
It's hard times right now, you do what you gotta do to keep on keeping on. Lemmy.world is a completely fine choice. They're a large, mainstream place to get comfortable in. But, if you get bored one day and want to check out what else is out there, you've got something to get you started.
I wish you luck, some free time, and some peace of mind.
It's a bit like email, if that helps you understand it. If you use Gmail but a friend uses Yahoo, you can still both email each other.
Thanks! You all have been very helpful in my understanding of the Lemmy world!
Ignore them. Enjoy yourself. If you're interested in moving to a different instance later once you learn more about what that means then go for it. There are tools to help you and there's "no karma" so there's no reason to not. But there's no rush to do so.
Don't worry about it. It's like Linux enthousiasts talking about distros.
If you get to the point where it matters to you, you'll look into it then. I've been here for more than a year and still haven't bothered to hop servers.
Thanks for the info. I'll stay here for a while and see how everything goes.
I don't mind assholes as I think that's just a part of freedom of speech. And I'd rather not get too much moderated content as I think it creates too much of a filter bubble.
You know people can just lie though, right? It's not like that's the one magical thing that would "fix Lemmy" or something lol.
Welcome new lemmings!
Thanks
I got tired of the censorship and blatant disrespect for the end user. Also justiceserved and the constant spam messages from the mods there, never been a member of that community and i just wanted them to stop harassing me. Called me a nazi and some other stuff for participating in mandela effect subreddit.lots of quacks there but really now, a nazi?
Edit:i mean it's deeper than that but they we're very hateful and reddit muted me for 3 days over...nothing? They even actively seeked out my username on social media and attacked me there through private messages and fake accounts and when i brought this to reddit attention they muted me .