I run a few groups, like @fediversenews@venera.social, 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.

  • dreadedchalupacabra@beehaw.org
    8·
    1 year ago

    I didn’t until I found Beehaw. I’m enjoying it now.

    I wish you could block servers personally, though. Like some of the stuff that’s blocked here makes this place a lot better to be around. There’s less hate and reactionary fear mongering. Everything is more chill.

    • Gil (he/they)@beehaw.org
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, as of right now, the only thing users can do is individually block users or specific communities.

      I’m glad that you’re enjoying your experience on Beehaw though! Even on the admin end there’s still not a lot of granular control, but hopefully, the explosion of users will help bring more attention to Lemmy’s development.

      • dreadedchalupacabra@beehaw.org
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yeah. In the end I think it’ll be beneficial, honestly, to put more control in the hands of the user. If you notice all of the problem people are coming from on place, blocking them all feels so counter-intuitive when you can just block the source. And every argument I hear against it is the same tired “free speech means you have to listen to me and give me a platform” thing you hear from just about everyone who has an opinion most people really don’t wanna listen to.

        And they take over every new social media site until people find a way to filter them out. That’s why they fight so hard against said filters.

        • codus@leby.dev
          2·
          1 year ago

          Things got much nicer in Mastodon when a user could migrate instances. The problem with all of Server A blocking all of Server B is it’s very difficult for a user on Server B to migrate.

        • maynarkh@feddit.nl
          1·
          1 year ago

          I’m new here and have not met that drama yet. I joined a very small server to spread out the load and I doubt obscene cheese memes will get my instance defederated from the pack.

          Who does Beehaw block? Is it a Trump thing again?

          • dreadedchalupacabra@beehaw.org
            1·
            1 year ago

            Oh, it blocks the genzedong reddit crowd (who are worse here because there are no admins to tell them to stop openly advocating genocide) and the alt-right skinhead types. They tend to come from a few specific instances. What’s left is a blend of progressives and socialists and anarchists and moderates that can generally talk about things without treating you like you should be put to the firing squad for not loving Stalin or Hitler.

            You’ll come across it at some point and know immediately what I’m talking about.

    • Gatsby
      1·
      1 year ago

      I can block individual people as well as individual communities on the jerboa app

      I don’t see the benefit blocking servers