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This is a bad bug, but there are plenty other small things. Like why is “Join Lemmy” link still displayed when I’m logged in?
Feels like unbaked software to me. That’s on top of all the multiple federated instances you need to wrap your head around.
I’m not sure this can compete :(
I keep giving lemmy a try and I couldn't figure out what was bugging so much about browsing it. I finally realized I'm only seeing about 7 posts per window on lemmy as opposed to 12 on reddit. And now I'm realizing the content box is only 800px wide so comments feel really constrained. This seems like a weird style choice?
For websites, though, it's a lot easier to add custom css. If that's your main gripe, you're one browser extension away from a fix
~277k users, up from ~51k on June 1 319 nodes, up from 84 on June 1 Sure, this is nothing compared to Reddit's userbase, but we'll see in a couple weeks how big this will get.
I've been planning a jump across, but have been waiting it out to see if they see the error of their ways. Thus far they just keep jumping from one awful talking point to the next like a toddler trying to rationalize bad behaviour.
I'm not using reddit in the meantime to send a message of "this is what you're looking at when reddit keeps their current plans". I don't know if that's also part of your master plan, but if not, at least if a significant number of people think like that, then reddit has little reason to care.
I'm also on Tildes now, probably because of the invite-only FOMO, but a full comparative study (figuring out which lemmy instance to sign up with, as well as looking into other alternatives) is something I'll be forced to do only after June 30th, and I've mastered the art of procrastination so it's not going to be any sooner.
I’m getting frustrated with Lemmy. I’ve tried to reply to a post this morning and the submit button just spins. No error, nothing. This is a bad bug, but there are plenty other small things. Like why is “Join Lemmy” link still displayed when I’m logged in? Feels like unbaked software to me. That’s on top of all the multiple federated instances you need to wrap your head around. I’m not sure this can compete :(
I mean... it is. A few weeks ago the user base was very small and there was very little activity on Github (bug reports, feature requests, additional developers). Now there is a flourishing community and a lot of pull requests from new developers, leading to many smaller and bigger improvements.
The timing could've been better as the Lemmy devs were in the middle of a bigger refactoring (getting rid of websockets), which hindered development and the release of new versions. But I for once are happy with how active the development is.
Would like to see reddit stats
I'm sure Reddit is prepared for a small contraction in their active userbase while also seeing a significant increase in monetizability of the remaining users.
Especially when you're a creator, you're an audience multiplier and it's worth pointing people to an alternative social site where they can also find your content.
I'd consider myself a creator, but it's all hobby and not commercial in the slightest. If you're commercial, I understand staying on reddit, but at least consider opening up a second profile elsewhere and pointing people there (while continuing to bet on both horses, so the audience can choose and you keep the audience either way).
I keep giving lemmy a try and I couldn't figure out what was bugging so much about browsing it. I finally realized I'm only seeing about 7 posts per window on lemmy as opposed to 12 on reddit. And now I'm realizing the content box is only 800px wide so comments feel really constrained. This seems like a weird style choice?
This is also one of the main reasons I hate using Signal. It's a tiny css change, but seeing only 4 chats and 6 messages per screen is just way less usable than double the amount on Telegram or Wire. For websites, though, it's a lot easier to add custom css. If that's your main gripe, you're one browser extension away from a fix
Any recommendations for chrome/safari extensions? Never done it before but keen to try.