Rtardbunny

joined 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 44 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (5 children)

For anyone confused. Funbun is my new account. Figure id take others advice and let go of the internet identity I've held on to the last 20 years. My first post on lemmy was about this reddit post. With the death of the traditional internet and rise of open source federation it seems like a good time.

RIP rtardbunny, hello funbun.

1st post on lemmy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

People doing anything for the algorithm these days.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Hey nice! Thank you!

Lol i couldnt post multiple pics through the boost app, so my Samsung created this mess of a "collage"....i can send you the full screenshots along with the post info and comments if you're interested in creating something else!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

When private equity and billionairs have enough money to buy up entire social platforms, newspapers, and news stations, and political races... its no longer about community consensus or discussion. Its just pure corporate propaganda.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27132607

When sites no longer allow you to speak out against political figures, companies, or conflicts then its time to leave. They are no longer moderating a subreddit. They are moderation information as a whole. They get to pick n choose what you're allowed to rally around and rally against. Sites like lemmy are the next step to a free and fair internet.

Corporate has stolen our internet and our money. Its time to take it back. Federated and open source is the way we do it. Dont let the money tell us what we are allowed to talk about.

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When sites no longer allow you to speak out against political figures, companies, or conflicts then its time to leave. They are no longer moderating a subreddit. They are moderation information as a whole. They get to pick n choose what you're allowed to rally around and rally against. Sites like lemmy are the next step to a free and fair internet.

Corporate has stolen our internet and our money. Its time to take it back. Federated and open source is the way we do it. Dont let the money tell us what we are allowed to talk about.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Oh there are so many more and worse comments lol. People cant be bothered to read these days or seek out information. If you dont feed them everything the need to know in 6 setences or less than its too confusing and unusable. Took me 30 minutes to figure out and get started.. Still learning the nitty gritty info.

And now im researching how to host an instance through third-party hosting services. But these people cant be bothered to even try it... 😆

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It used to be a gamertag from cs1.6. its just been apart of my online identity. I've seen much worse names. hasnt really hindered my votes

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I also deleted my advice on creating accounts on specific instances. Apologies i just got lemmy this week. You make a good point about protection the decentralized federation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Thank you! I added your full response as an update to my main post. I hope thats okay! Its too much to keep up with all the comments. Theres already 300+. Figured better to catch new viewers of the post with better info.

Update**

User [email protected] from the Lemmy community recommended i update my post and add the following links below to assist new users.

From [email protected]:

Can you link these as you see fit, maybe instead of the infographic? They respond to some of the common 'criticisms'

Detailed overview: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/lemmy/for-users/detailed-overview

Alternative UIs: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/lemmy/for-users/alternative-uis

Mobile Apps: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/lemmy/for-users/mobile-apps

Communities: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/lemmy/for-users/how-to-find-communities

Also I don't think recommending one instance is the way to go, even if it gets people to join. Causing centralization harms us in the long run.

https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/lemmy/for-users

Here is how we approached it


[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

To be fair. Majority of users were also excited/supportive. Many never heard of it so i hope it gains traction. Its definitely a huge improvement compared to a few years ago. Im really excited about the open source / federation potential. Get corporate out of our feeds.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you. I will. I was showcasing boost through out the thread. Posting videos of me navigating through the UI. honestly it took me only 30 minutes to figure out how this works, why its great, and how to setup the app. Some people will fight tooth and nail against change and yet continue complaining about the problems over there.

 

The comments point out some good ideas on improving the experience of lemmy for new users but I got so many comments that just didnt even want to give try it. I made an effort though. Ill keep trying to pull em in.