I run a few groups, like @[email protected], mostly on Friendica. It’s okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has.
Currently, I’m testing jerboa, which is an Android client for Lemmy. It’s in alpha, has a few hiccups, but it’s coming along nicely.
Personally, I hope the #RedditMigration spurs adoption of more Fediverse server software. And I hope Mastodon users continue to interact with Lemmy and Kbin.
All that said, as a mod of a Reddit community (r/Sizz) I somewhat regret giving Reddit all that content. They have nerve charging so much for API access!
Hopefully, we can build a better version of social media that focuses on protocols, not platforms.
Do you know why?
From what I’ve seen, the general sentiment seems to be that the Fediverse is simply too complicated for it to gain traction. Since most people are just looking for an easy to use site, where you can just make an account, pick your communities and start browsing content.
In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with not seeing the appeal of the Fediverse. I just hope enough people become interested in it, that we can be self sustaining, without the need of migrating users from other platforms into here.
Ah, that I can agree. For one second I expected some kind of past controversy.
It seems very daunting to start using Lemmy at first. Took me a bit of reading to understand how to use it so I can see it being off-putting to others. I was determined to get away from Reddit so I put the effort in to understand how to use it.