• @[email protected]
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    72 months ago

    no. It’s difficult to recommend it, “no it’s good trust me, there’s like none of the subs you like, and also you should go to the settings and block this list of words, also block these instances, and also do you know what a Tankie is?”

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      If I talk with people about Lemmy, I’ll usually replace “lemmy” with “this social media I use, kinda like Mastodon, but for Reddit instead of Twitter” as to avoid them joining lemmy.ml and thinking that that’s the entirety of Lemmy.

    • Laser
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      -12 months ago

      I’m fairly new to lemmy and have no idea what you’re talking about. Could you give a little breakdown?

      • @[email protected]
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        22 months ago

        A lot of people block political keywords and related communities, and most niche subs aren’t there

    • zitrone 🍋
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      12 months ago

      just go to lemmy

      there are bunch of lemmy users there

      a few kbinners and other fediversers too

  • @[email protected]
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    42 months ago

    No. Should I ever mention enshittification or reducing exposure to “big tech” then usually tinfoil hat jokes at my expense ensue

      • @[email protected]
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        02 months ago

        It depends on what you’re peddling.

        MAGA gets paid in lies, and progressives in disappointment. Liberals and conservatives get a weekly stock tip call from Pelosi or Tuberville, respectively. Tankies get paid in vodka and cigarettes, and libertarians in crypto.

  • Pika
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    32 months ago

    nope, I’m the only one I know irl that uses any type of the fediverse

  • @[email protected]
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    32 months ago

    My husband recently rediscovered Lenny again and a friend joined. They both find it hard to stay since it’s pretty quiet and don’t have many active niches.

  • @[email protected]
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    22 months ago

    It’s easy to find other Lemmy users IRL. Show up to any Linux meet up, and roughly 5-10% seem to use Lemmy.

  • @[email protected]
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    22 months ago

    No, I don’t think I know anyone else that interacts with the fediverse. there are probably a handful that I know that are even aware of it.

    I joined Lemmy when the API changes happened and tried to get a couple nerdy friends to join but they didn’t bite

    • Tuukka R
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      …what? Nobody you know IRL uses Facebook, Linkedin, Insragram, Bluesky, Twitter, or That Google Thing?

      How is that possible? I don’t think I could find anyone here in Finland who could say what you’re saying. Need more data about this case of yours!

      • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮
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        I don’t even know how it’s possible myself. Everyone around here just seems like a massive Luddite. Most stores around here only barely got the ability to use tap and pay within the last 3 years. It’s like a technological black hole, despite being a 2 hour drive away from silicon valley.

        The one good thing is that I have yet to encounter anywhere that makes me scan a QR code to see their menu.