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Why does Lemmy feel so fresh compared to Reddit? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by AB7ORH7D@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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As a long time Reddit user, there's something about Lemmy and the fediverse that feels really refreshing and new. I think it has to do with a few things...

People are more respectful of each other and interested in discussion and being social.
Less trolls (users are probably older?)
Due to it not being absolutely huge, I feel like people will actually see my posts and comments instead of being lost in a sea of content. I suppose once Lemmy grows this will change, however the cool thing about the fediverse are the new servers. So you can stick to the server when you want smaller community discussion and go to "all" when you want more populated threads.
The clean UI feels refreshing and clean, almost like the early internet.

What have you noticed? Do you find it refreshing too?

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[–] Noedel@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Absolutely, my first thought was this is what internet was in the 90s and 00s. Slow, good yarns, and lame jokes.

Tbh there's already too many memes here though. Half my front page is 196 and German me_irl sometimes.

[–] jrs100000@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yea but dont be too hard on the kids. We were sticking frogs in virtual blenders and abusing the /blink/ tag at their age, so let them have their fun.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can block those communities if you want.

[–] Noedel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I guess I want some memes not all memes