is Lemmy the most popular 'Reddit Alternative'?
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404media is exactly the site I would expect to be aware of Lemmy among the semi-mainstream tech outlets (along with TheVerge to a lesser extent).
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or is there another platform that is..
Probably. I went searching specifically for reddit alternatives. Found Lemmy immediately and haven't bothered to go looking for others. I assume many here followed the same path I did.
We're pretty lazy as a species.
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or is there another platform that is..
There is lobste.rs which I see in Google search sporadically, but I think that is because it favors common domains and Lemmy content is spread out over thousands of indivdual domains
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Based on users yes, but also checkout PieFed.
I switched to it a few months back, it's like Lemmy but better.
(for me at least)For OP's purposes they're probably identical.
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There is lobste.rs which I see in Google search sporadically, but I think that is because it favors common domains and Lemmy content is spread out over thousands of indivdual domains
lobsters is invite-only so..... the definition of "reddit alternative" will vary per person in this case.
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Based on users yes, but also checkout PieFed.
I switched to it a few months back, it's like Lemmy but better.
(for me at least)What makes piefed better than Lemmy?
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What makes piefed better than Lemmy?
The main ones for me are
It's got on boarding and de-duplication, on PieFed if I view eg. this post https://piefed.social/post/749818#comment_6102866
It combines/aggregates it with cross-posts/reposts
So I can see it in one place, and see all the comments in one place. -
It has some flaws like a lot of ai built in, forced ai tldrs you cant turn off, daily leaderboards for top posters/commenters, but I still like it more than reddit's current form, but thats prob becuase it isnt public yet
ai built in, forced ai tldrs you cant turn off, daily leaderboards for top posters/commenters
Fucking barf. They're gonna breed an even more toxic culture than reddit with that bullshit.
If you thought karma whoring was bad when they just had a number to chase, imagine how bad it will be when you have direct visibility of your competition on being the biggest karma whore in town...
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Sure it does - it doesn't really make sense to separate Lemmy, Piefed, and Mbin as separate Reddit alternatives, since you can generally access the same stuff from all three of them. Although arguably it would make sense to say "the threadiverse" since most of the other fediverse software isn't really Reddit-like.
That's the distinction I would draw. Mastodon is not a Reddit work-alike.
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The main ones for me are
It's got on boarding and de-duplication, on PieFed if I view eg. this post https://piefed.social/post/749818#comment_6102866
It combines/aggregates it with cross-posts/reposts
So I can see it in one place, and see all the comments in one place.That does sound quite nice actually
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I prefer PieFed, it's growing a lot and shares content with Lemmy and mbin.
Is there a way to migrate a Lemmy account to it?
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A lot of apps start on iOS because they have the majority of the mobile market in the US.
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Digg is returning to something resembling its OG days.
It's being led by the unusual partnership of Alex Ohanian (one of 3 co-founders of Reddit, better than Huffman), and Kevin Rose (Digg founder).
They bought back the rights and are building it now. It may end up being more popular than reddit.
Sounds like a scam to get VC money before it eventually turns back into old digg/current Reddit. I wouldn’t join it if I was looking for a good experience, I’d just stick with Reddit.
I’ll stay here instead
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There is lobste.rs which I see in Google search sporadically, but I think that is because it favors common domains and Lemmy content is spread out over thousands of indivdual domains
I don't think lobsters is a direct alternative to Reddit since its main topic is tech-related stuff and Lemmy's more like general-purposed. Also it's invite only so I guess hackernews is more appropriate?
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Is there a way to migrate a Lemmy account to it?
You can export your Lemmy preferences and subscriptions, then create new account at piefed and import the Lemmy stuff.
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or is there another platform that is..
I use hackernews as well but it's more tech industry focused. Not really a replacement for reddit since there are no subreddits. It is run by a big evil company though if that gives bonus points.
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Sounds like a scam to get VC money before it eventually turns back into old digg/current Reddit. I wouldn’t join it if I was looking for a good experience, I’d just stick with Reddit.
I’ll stay here instead
I'll keep a foot in both; for as much as I like Lemmy, its marketing and intuitiveness blows and will sadly likely forever remain niche. That has its qualities, but also its downsides.
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or is there another platform that is..
I’ve looked on and off for a couple years now and Lemmy has the most momentum that I’ve seen.
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or is there another platform that is..
The fediverse is your alternative, particularly Lemmy and PieFed. Welcome.
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Sure it does - it doesn't really make sense to separate Lemmy, Piefed, and Mbin as separate Reddit alternatives, since you can generally access the same stuff from all three of them. Although arguably it would make sense to say "the threadiverse" since most of the other fediverse software isn't really Reddit-like.
maybe we could also say lemmy+fediverse, like we say GNU+Linux
