It’s almost exactly a copy of reddit issues but most people that use reddit haven’t heard about it.
I don’t know, but I like it this size. Feels homey. Except for the large communist presence.
Hey I’m not a communist !
you should really fix that
i’m content being a marxist informed anarchist :)
Where do you depart from Marx?
That’s a good question! I wouldn’t say I depart from marxism insofar as I don’t feel an affinity with more state based communism (stalinism, Leninism, etc). As for marxism the only critique I can think of is how classic marxism lended to be historically and economically deterministic that didn’t account for things like gender and such. Although as time has gone on and my dismay for identity politics has made me feel more economically deterministic than before. I also should say that there’s only so much that I even know what I’m talking about. I’ve taken several courses in critical theory and marxism in undergrad and grad skill and I still only comprehend it on a basic level.
At the end of the day I just really care about being a good caring humble person and aligning myself with anti authoritarian, anticapitalist, communal based values. If you also care about those things it probably doesnt matter what you call yourself, were probably on the same boat :)
One thing I want to point out is that Marxism itself aconowledges the state as a transition between capitalism and communism, that’s not something Marxist-Leninists invented. Further, Marxism also acknowledges the importance of gender, queer liberation, racism, and more. I think you may just have taken a peak into Marxism without going much beyond that, which isn’t really your fault but instead is an opportunity. I made an intro ML reading list you can check out if you want!
thanks! I think i understand and have read enough. I’m probably discrediting how much i know. I’m currently getting my doctorate and a lot of my work involves critical cultural/ political economic theory. The basic division comes in the fact that i don’t feel an affinity with the notion of the vanguard party and want more decentralization and communalism. Which is why i veer towards ‘anarcho-communism’ if you were going to put a label on it.
👻 spooky scary communists! 👻
there’s a specter haunting the fediverse 😎
The specter of COMMUNISM!
As long as it stays semi-obscure, the powers that be won’t notice it much so maybe it’s a blessing and not a curse. Reddit didn’t start as a shithole, you know. 😕
The powers that be have had their eyes on us for a few years already. Previously. Previously. Previously.
Yikes. Well, let’s hope we’re low on the list…
Among other reasons, there’s no marketing budget.
Too bad because this is a really great site
I reckon that is one of the reasons. Lemmy’s (and the entire ActivityPub/Fediverse ecosystem/graph) attracts people with a positive, progressive attitude.
Advertising is based on passive attitude and thrives on negative attitudes.
There was a lot of negative being accepted (and sometimes actively pushed) on some instances, but most other instances defederated from them.
Advertising is based on passive attitude and thrives on negative attitudes.
This is a nice-sounding story that flatters our egos, but unless scientific studies corroborate, that’s all it is.
Reddit removes (or at least did at one point) any lemmy links or posts trying to get people to switch to Lemmy.
Not yet during the api blackout thing. I saw Lemmy posted everywhere. I kind of thought a lot more people would move over.
I wonder if other platforms do the same.
Not the only case of this happening; Corporate Social Media providers do not want the Fediverse to succeed at all.
Instagram (and Fascbook, and WhatsApp, and Threads) all censor references to PixelFed.
If you cross post, it is best to watermark your photos with your PixelFed address.
Watermarking is great when there is a strong enough community to make original content. I’m sure there are communities like that, but I’m not in many of the hobby communities here.
My posts and comments linking to Lemmy have stayed up, and received comments.
Maybe it’s true for some subreddits as a mod choice, but it isn’t true for all subreddits.
over half of reddit is bots, little to no bots here
I might be a bot. Those “I’m not a bot” puzzles? Tricky!
If you are not a bot, say penis
Okay, I did! How do I attach a recording to a comment in Lemmy?
The only reason to be here, instead of Reddit, is because you have wingnut opinions and an abrasive personality that prevent you from posting on Reddit without being banned.
Because it’s not a website. It’s a connected network of sites that requires a bit of a learning curve to really use.
Not that people will even go to a website. It’s app or nothing for many, it seems.
Tbh, even the least well designed apps are a better experience overall. Lemmy via browser is often a drag.
i’m convinced that this is why lemm.ee grew so quickly; most of the apps defaulted to it.
because reddit actively prevents promotion of the fediverse and its platforms.
if you want to help, convince an entire sub to move their community to the fediverse. we need all the people we can to realize they do not need reddits walled garden.
also, keep in mind lemmy.world is one site of hundreds and only 1 of dozens of platforms that intercommunicate. different platforms offer different features.
im using https://moist.catsweat.com/ which runs the mbin platform. no lemmy involved, but i can see and respond do your post. check out https://fedidb.com/
for example heres my interface hovering your account shows something like karma and includes downvotes;
On top of the myriad of things others have mentioned here, it hasn’t gotten bad enough/inconvenient enough for the average redditor to switch platforms en masse.
The API fiasco moved the needle a little bit, but not by enough. The multiple ban waves moved it even less. Theres still millions of people on reddit and that disincentivizes anyone to make the first move.
My hope is that when they get rid of old.reddit, it will cause another mass migration that could tip the scales a bit more, but I’m not holding my breath. Because now, reddit has hundreds of thousands of bots creating fake engagement that simulates human activity to those unaware of LLM-pattern speech. So that’s another unknown unknown.
Here’s to hoping, though.
I think that those who would tolerate the additional “effort” of solving the puzzle of joining Lemmy have already done so. Reddit may drive more people away but unless Lemmy becomes somehow more accessible there won’t be an influx, IMO.
That said, I think it is a good thing. I know I don’t want Lemmy to be a clone of Reddit. I like the smaller communities and the higher quality interactions I get with Lemmy users. The Reddit “circle jerk” meta was fun but got tiresome and felt like it was spiraling to a lowest common denominator.
This is the main reason I think. Enshittification of Reddit hasn’t fully happened yet so people aren’t looking for an alternative.
This isn’t an issue of Lemmy itself, but I realized after I made the switch that I personally am a bit burnt-out from the Reddit model in general at this exact moment.
I’m using other Fedi apps more at this moment in time. I’ll probably be more active later in the year, but it’s a nice little break being on the smaller Fediverse apps where things are a bit more personal with the people I’m interacting with, which has been fun for me.
I think Lemmy/Piefed will grow to get more Reddit sized with time. Personally, I get like 10x the engagement on comments and posts here than I ever did on Reddit, which to me makes it much more joyful to be around.
I’m feeling the burn out as well. It’s refreshing to see that there are actual discussions on here compared to sifting through all the joke comments on Reddit.
Came here to say that.
It takes time for network effects to build up and I suspect they (the entrenched, the silos) know that
You can fuck a community and it takes years to recover
My latest complaint about Reddit: old reddit (old.reddit.com) is so broken that clicking on your inbox doesn’t make the notifications go away
Endless VC hype cycle. Fuck your users, returns are all that matters
popular
How popular is it?
more popular
How much more popular are you thinking of?
website
Just the one instance?
but most people that use reddit haven’t heard about it.
Phew! ;)
The joining process is too cumbersome and a few things like cross posting across instances are way too complex for people to easily understand.
Like the early internet. It gatekeeps by requiring a certain level of technical know how. I like it, it keeps out a lot of stupid.
Not sure why you’re getting down voted… These things are true. Maybe amended to “way too complex for most people to easily understand” would be less controversial.
The vast majority of people’s relationship with technology ends with an email address and a credit card. Here on Lemmy there tends to be a more sophisticated understanding of social media and the underlying social and technical aspects. But the idea that you have to do anything more than decide to join something and at most you need an email and a credit card would be a significant barrier to entry for most.
Most people downvoting probably haven’t ever questioned how Lemmy works.
For example: posts are duplicated across instances. But usernames and accounts are not.
Or they see .ml and downvote or all those that hate the user because Geneva isn’t liberal
The hard-core leftist/communist/anarchist slant scares a lot of people away. Im a left leaning liberal but not a leftist. If I were conservative I think this site would drive me crazy.
You are a conservative.
And you’re what drives them crazy. I doubt they’re a MAGA Trump supporter, they probably get tired of the “capitalism bad”/“eat the rich” rhetoric that constantly gets thrown around.
You are a head of iceberg lettuce.
If I were conservative I think this site would drive me crazy.
Good
Yeah that’s a positive feature
☭ Join us! ☭
Well it’s not all that great here let’s be honest. “Why aren’t more people under the bridge doing crack??? It makes me feel so alivee!!!”
