And yes I understand the irony in this post
Give it time. People who are joining lemmy/kbin for the first time are incredibly interested in disussing this particular topic. I think by the end of July, we’ll truly start to see this community take shape.
This; keep in mind that Rexxit is still ongoing and there are a lot of new arrivals here. So it makes sense that the pain of departing Reddit as well as adjustment pains settling into the Fediverse will be a theme for a while. As people get used to the new way of things, I have no doubt these “meta” issues will naturally become stale.
It’s a fresh subject so people are still hyped around it. Plus it’s drama, it’s fun! I often joke that we’re watching it burn and eating popcorn.
But even if you ignore it, there’s a fair bit of activity in other communities. For example I’ve been posting somewhat often about food, linguistics, anime, manga, and stuff like this. (And even explaining what an “axion” was supposed to be, while seeing illegally smol cats in another comm.)
All your posts are about Reddit. Be the change you want to see. I’ll be there to upvote it.
For me that is not necessarily the case. Over the last week or so, I have been using sites like Lemmy Explorer and Lemmy Community-Browser to find communities that have my interest. I have also been browsing ‘all’ using the ‘new’ sort option and have been finding many new interesting communities that way.
It’s about subbing to anything in your wheel house and sorting by new. That’s the only way it made since before the migration and still does. At some point it wont make much sense, but not quite yet.
You can always block the reddit-specific communities to remove them from your feed. At least temporarily, if nothing else.
Personally, I wanna hear about reddit, so I subbed to them, but I’m subbed to A LOT of other stuff too, so my feed is more than diverse enough for me.
Yup. I don’t block anything, I just stick to my subscriptions, and there’s plenty of content and discussion.
Okay, I’ll call your bluff. I recently started a magazine called Old Games 4 Old Gamers. It’s got everything to do with video games and nothing to do with the Reddit implosion. If you want original content on Kbin, it’s a good place to start. (Also, I could use the hits.)
Checking it out now!
You’re doing hero’s work!
Just subbed/posted
The dust just needs to settle. Imagine an actual physical migration had just occurred. Chances are people will be talking a lot about that before a new and unique culture emerges, but give it time and we’ll find our way.
Although I agree with the general sentiment of other comments that are okay with the meta commentary, I do think that it is important for the federalized platforms to build up as much useful and search engine friendly content as possible during this influx of users. Although it doesn’t hurt the efforts to do so, necessarily, the meta commentary probably doesn’t help.
If the fediverse is to become a replacement for reddit, truly, then rather than simply sharing image macros and commenting about the expatriation, you should find a genuine community and contribute to it in real ways.
I’ve been trying my best to make Non Reddit Related content here and commenting on Non Reddit Related, do your part. Post a Non Reddit Related Meme, Comment on Non Reddit Related Posts. Do your part
Also trying to do my part by posting / commenting when I normally would’ve written something then deleted my comments… this is good motivation to participate :)
I relate to what you wrote. And I will refrain from deleting this comment.
Stop using “All” “Hot/Active/Top” feeds and go search for actual content communities you want, by browsing the community lists, searching for your interests, or looking at new. Then just go to “Subscribed”.
I mean… if you just escaped from an authoritarian regime in a mass exodus, you’re probably gonna be exchanging stories about that for a while.
the irony in this post
It’s like rain on your wedding day
I guess it really depends on what communities you’re looking for and whether they already have a decent presence on Lemmy. I am subbed to some gaming and FOSS-centric communities and they’ve generally felt pretty solid in terms of content so overall I am content, but there’s definitely some subreddits like /r/criticalrole that I wish had decent alternatives on Lemmy. There is one, but it’s small at the moment.
There are a lot of instances with a lot of content. Maybe you just haven’t found what you’re looking for.
