• jballs@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
    4·
    6 months ago

    I remember 2 years ago trying out Lemmy and getting a few laughs about beans and trying not to poop. I thought “this is ok, but I don’t think this will ever replace Reddit in my day to day.”

    But I stuck with it and have come to love and appreciate Lemmy. The number of users has continued to grow and I feel like there’s enough content here now that I never feel bored. Plus I feel like even small posts and comments get attention and we’re not just screaming into the void.

    So happy cake day to all who did the same thing!

    • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      Same, cant believe it was 2 years ago. I was really bummed when it happened.i had been on reddit for almost 15 years at that point.

      • BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        Fucking same.

        I deleted my main account once they first came out with the reddit recap, and deleted my replacement when they fucked RIF, never to return.

        I still lurk without an account sometimes, but that’s all they’ll ever get out of me.

    • 𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      6 months ago

      Kind of same, I remember making a login like dropping my bags in an empty apartment like “well this is home now” and my neighbors are trekkies and Linux, as a fan of windows and star wars. Wondering if I could hack it here. Just said fuck it we ball and started posting to try and decorate the place, hoping to be part of the Lemmy that made a difference and gets us noticed among the turmoil.

      Seems like we didnt quite make it compared to BlueSky as a reddit/Twitter supplanted, but thats ok, I think in retrospect I’ve made a fair number of people happy to see my posts, and hope I have at least helped a couple of (mostly) meme communities get either noticed or traction. (Sorry jojokes, I just ran out guys, I didnt want to dig into low effort to keep posting, people deserve some standard of quality)

      RiF still lives on my phone, hoping one day I can use it again.

  • Theoriginalthon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    Rif somehow shielded me from all the fuckery that was happening in Reddit, when I finally tried the mobile app and website from longer than 2 mins, I was like, oh yeah, ah, ok, bye

  • TomMasz@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    I joined when Apollo went silent. Coincidentally, I’m wearing my Clipollo t-shirt as I type this.

  • Makeshift@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    Wasn’t RIF fir me, it was Apollo. But same general reason!

    Some niche communities I miss (I know, I know. Make them! I’m a follower not a leader, and my schedule is bad enough already. I have substitutes). But overall Lemmy good.

    I’m here for news and shitposts and random TILs.

    Fuck Spez!