It can't really be fully predicted how intense the migration, but we are expecting quite a bit.. if previous platforms (especially twitter) are any trend to look towards, expect traffic to intensify a bit. Probably even more than it already has.
For those coming from reddit
Please bear with us as well, as well as the rest of the lemmyverse. If you're new to lemmy and the fediverse as platform, you may be confused as how to best find communities right now. lemmyverse.net/communities is a good start, make sure to tick the NSFW community display option. Welcome to the community, and bear with us due to the limitations lemmy currently has as a platform. Things are improving, but for the time being our current content policy is quite strict. It is temporary, and will be elaborated more so in the future as lemmys mod tools improve. There will be a link added to the sidebar that provides info as to why this is.
Be mindful of making sure your NSFW posts are properly tagged as well.
New leamurs, if you're looking around and feeling lost or disappointed, don't give up on Lemmy just yet.
Numbers are growing fast, apps are getting better by the day, and the fediverse is even more diverse than Reddit
If you're looking for a starting place...
<Lemmy.world> is the biggest and most neutral server. It's got lots of content, although discussion about the future is dominating the conversation, so you're going to see the same posts at the top if you don't change the sorting algorithm. People are up for a friendly debate, but it stays civil. Moderation is good, occasionally you'll see removed comments but you're not likely to run into it unless you're being an ass
<Sh.itjust.works> is big and full of shitposts. They're trying out direct democracy... In theory (not a week in and the admin called for a second vote against defederating exploding.heads...i think being very conservative with defederating is good, but it doesn't show a ton of commitment to the idea). It's pretty wild over there, but not in a bad way
<Pawbs.social> furries are always a big presence among early adopters, and they're really welcoming. They don't care if you're a furry so long as you don't judge them, and I've always found them welcoming
<Beehaw.org> is what I'd describe as a safe space. Highly moderated, strict codes of conduct...I can see the value in it, but that kind of vibe makes me uncomfortable. It makes me feel like everyone is on edge, waiting for the next fight. A lot of little like it though, more power to them I guess
And obviously we know why we're here.
Despite what people say about it not mattering where you go, it definitely does matter. Account switching is the one feature every app prioritized - I'd use it until you find a home. Personally, I'm going to start looking for a smaller instance, I think it's important for the fediverse to grow, but I like the feel of the Internet back in high school when it was just getting big, when you made an effort to connect because there were so few people on any given social media
No matter what it is you're looking for, you can find it or build it here - and because of the structure of it, no one can take it from us as long as the dream stays alive
Ironically, the nsfw instance will probably end up being the chillest one 🤣