I loved the old-style forums that were around before digg and Reddit largely took over their role. Today, Lemmy is the closest thing I've found to the same type of culture and tighter-knit community I felt on the older forums. Finding Lemmy has completely stripped any desire for me to want to use Reddit again as the culture there feels like it is constantly working to suck my soul out through my eyeballs.

While I understand everyone has different preferences than me, I also wonder why Lemmy users continue to frequent anything but the smaller, niche subreddits. Reddit feels as if it has been decaying for a long time and there is little substance left on the wider site, while Lemmy doesn't feel this way.

So what keeps you going back?

Is it hate-scrolling? Is it niche subs? Do you feel differently about the cultures of Reddit and Lemmy?

Please help me understand.

  • roux [he/him, they/them]
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    5 months ago

    I keep it around for a few reasons.

    Mostly it's for the hobbyspace subs. I have a few hobbies and some are probably a bit too niche for a smaller site like Lemmy. OBOSOB parked the ergo keyboard comm on a defederated server so reddit is my only real option there. Plus the Lemmy comm just felt dull. I see SBC and retro emulation talk on hexbear every now and then but not sure of a dedicated community for it. Not sure if there even is a horror community that we are federated with. I just need to have a steady feed of my things I like. Hexbear/Lemmygrad has been great for like-mindedness but they are a bit slower feedwise.

    Also the ASD spaces over there are heavily trafficked and that's one of my special interests(because of course). I still check the 2 ND comms I know of on Lemmy but it's just slower.

    But also I have a tendency of talking shit to the people on reddit subs that are deliberately being obtuse, reactionary, or contrary. I tend to argue with chuds in /r/lsc or dickbags in /r/vegan.

    Also /r/thedeprogram and /r/communismmemes are pretty chill. Those subs feel a lot like what I like about Hexbear/Lemmygrad.

    • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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      5 months ago

      But also I have a tendency of talking shit to the people on reddit subs that are deliberately being obtuse, reactionary, or contrary. I tend to argue with chuds in /r/lsc or dickbags in /r/vegan.

      I used to do that and still sometimes have that reaction to people in some of the .ml communities, but seeking those out ended up making me feel like I was purposely wasting time arguing with shitheads that would never listen. It just made me angrier and I think I'm happier without it.

      My bosses give me plenty to get angry about so I don't get bored. I'm just lucky I'm difficult to replace, so I can speak my mind more often than most can.

      I used to like some of the commie subs too, but I find Lemmy fills those interactions better and our comrades here are generally better informed, so I don't really miss them much. r/Deprogram and some others posted fire memes that I sometimes miss.

      • roux [he/him, they/them]
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        5 months ago

        but seeking those out ended up making me feel like I was purposely wasting time arguing

        Yeah I get that. I don't really get angry about dumb shit people say and mostly do it out of boredom.