I have fully transitioned to using Lemmy and Mastodon right when third party apps weren’t allowed on Spez’s place anymore, so I don’t know how it is over there anymore.
What do you use? Are you still switching between the two, essentially dualbooting?
What other social media do you use? How do you feel about Fediverse social media platforms in general?
(I’m sorry if I’m the 100th person to ask this on here…)
I have never really considered Lemmy or Reddit to be “social media.” They’re entirely anonymous, and you’re not being exposed to posts where a apecific person is talking about themselves (at least for the most part). I think a modern equivalent to a PhpBB forum or (if you’re old) a BBS is more accurate.
I completely switched to Mastodon and here, I’d rather not use platforms that are locked down by corporations and will inevitably enshittify without leaving me a simple way to migrate
Ivory for Mastodon, Voyager for Lemmy, Pixelfeed
In that order.
This sounds like an apology video written by an AI and thus I am not sure if you’re being sarcastic.
I’m a blog writer, and sometimes I take things a bit too seriously. I am not being sarcastic, nor am I using AI. 😅
Thank you for using clear language with proper spelling and grammar. It is a rare thing to see these days.
I have two modes:
- Grammatically correct
- Tired and Gen Z
Nice blog bro
I don’t have a “main social media app”. I use Lemmy and Mastodon on mobile; Reddit and Facebook only on desktop.
Lemmy is my main but I still use Reddit sometimes for more niche subreddits.
Lemmy and Mastodon as well for me. With a little bit of discord and matrix for my projects’ realtime chat
I use Lemmy almost exclusively. Mastodon and Twitter never appealed to me, as I simply don’t see the point. Unless you use it for receiving info from local authorities and such.
I do still use Facebook for all the local and niche communities, which you can’t find anywhere else. I wish Mobilizon was more equal to Facebook Groups and had an actual mobile app.
I went full Lemmy for a while but have to admit I’m reading reddit again, but without their dumb app. Just the web browser.
Looking through a few subreddits, see what’s new for five minutes. I don’t post anymore, don’t have an account.
I don’t post anymore, don’t have an account.
Yap, I nuked it too
no, not really. i kinda quit social media in the sense that i no longer use reddit, instagram, twitter or snap. they were all just too addicting. i log into lemmy once in a while, to see what’s new, since there are some nice niche linux related communities, but apart from that i’m only on youtube (when i’m eating) or on discord (few small-ish servers). i don’t really care much for news or polictics, and if i really need to know what’s going on, i check the front page of wikipedia or ask my friends. i’m still struggling with using my phone more that i’d like, but this week i took a break from discord and youtube, with mixed results so far (see: i’m on lemmy), but overall it’s been really freeing to not be on them and have a bunch more free time.
Nothing has replaced what Reddit was. I use Lemmy for the nostalgic feeling but it does not compare.
I followed news, politics and science, mostly. The community on Reddit used every tool available to create credibility. Then profiteering tore it asunder.
The only other social media app I ever use is Facebook. But it’s purely for connections to friends, family and local hobby groups.
My main social media app is Mastodon (technically Firefish which I will soon migrate to Iceshrimp… but those details are less relevant)
I consider Lemmy less so of a “social media” and more of a link aggregator/discussion forum… but yeah otherwise I try to use Lemmy a bit too. I still browse Reddit quite a lot, but only for individual communities that don’t have equivalents on Lemmy, and I no longer post there
I never used much social media to begin with tbh… I feel pretty decent about the Fediverse. Despite all the drawbacks (blocklists, fedi drama, etc), I think people collectively managed to make an objectively better social media platforms compared to the previous corporation-dominated ones (at least by my personal metrics)
I’m on Lemmy essentially 99% of the time. When I’m on Reddit it’s because of niche hobbies that have more presence there. It’s very rare. (Or search index results.)
I never use Mastodon. I was only on Twitter for very niche and interactive hobbies that do not have enough people to engage with on Mastodon. I mostly use BlueSky now but still use Twitter on occasion. It’s like 50/50 at the moment, but that’s a lot considering my BlueSky account is only like two weeks old.
Lemmy has enough content to keep me entertained for general browsing and most of my hobbies.
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I use Lemmy and Mastodon about equally. I find I like Lemmy for discussions, while Mastodon is good for news just because there are a lot more users overall, and you can follow different news feeds on it.
Lemmy. For more niche communities that don’t exist on Lemmy I use RSS feeds on specific subreddits. Discord for chatting with friend and other niche communities. LinkedIn because I’m in academia.
