dissonant

https://darknetone.com/a-complete-guide-to-pgp-and-kleopatra/ is a good resource to get started! You don't have to use kleopatra, but it's a good place to start.

Is there yet a way to fully migrate a lemmy account like a Mastodon one? Otherwise, "just move instances" isn't great advice, it's still having to start over. We need that ability imo or we're losing a major benefit of being federated.

I agree that the fediverse isn't currently super privacy-friendly, although I think there's also an inherent limitation to privacy on a social network since it's all about sharing things. I view privacy as having the control over WHAT I share, with WHOM I share it with, and WHEN, and I get that moreso with the fediverse IMO. I choose what information I share, what I follow, etc. The major difference to me is that Lemmy isn't tracking me elsewhere around the web like Facebook, Google, Pinterest, etc do. The big sites also save our posts and messages even when they claim not to, because things that are deleted are very rarely ever truly deleted.

I would appreciate the ability to send no-knowledge encrypted DMs here on Lemmy. But using PGP is not difficult, will guarantee only the recipient can read the message, and is a skill that everyone who uses the internet should be able to do anyways.

The ability to create multis could solve that. I could make a local Edinburgh multi, sub to both of the communities, and view them together in one feed for example.

I get it though. Lots aren't losing Reddit, they're losing the communities they found on there. It can be hard to give that up, almost feels like moving away did as a kid.

Reddit is also almost 20 years old. Lemmy's like what, maybe two? Reddit wasn't super great in 2006 either.

yo dawg I heard you like blockers

Piggy-backing on that, check who your ISPs are at that address. I didn't and then discovered Comcast had a monopoly on my area :(

What's your community, illegallysmoldogs? I have two criminals myself. Subbed.

You'll have to wait. Reddit took a long time to get to where it is now. Lemmy can get there too, but it won't be overnight.

Steve Huffman is a breathtakingly gross human being.

I have a 13 year old 1tb WD mypassport that I loaded up with pirated movies and took with me to Afghanistan. It's been through a lot, and it's still working well today, not even a blip of an issue. Such a shame when companies drop off in quality.