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For example discussions about specific games or series because Lemmy just doesn’t have any of that. It seems to be only interested in Linux, politics and general news.
I created a lurker account for Reddit after I deleted my main, so I can visit all subreddits. But I don’t subscribe to anything and don’t really hang out there a lot.
Like a lot of others here, I still add "reddit" to my searches when doing research on products or troubleshooting.
Porn.
Though they got rid of my favorite category so I've been using it less.
I no longer use my reddit accounts. But still do some tech searches with "reddit" at the end.
Some technical topics
I need a steady drip feed of bonehurtingjuice that Lemmy has not been able to sufficiently provide
the day Apollo stopped working I deleted the account and quit cold turkey; now only if I find something there while researching a problem I read a thread anonymously and that’s it
Most of my limited reddit usage is for work. I do IT work,and sometimes solutions can be found there, or at least hints. It's still pretty low, maybe 10% or less of stuff I search for find actionable hit on reddit. Only other thing is stuff like comments on Tom Carey videos, which I do like to see. I know stuff like YouTube, insta,tiktok, etc will have em too, but sometimes I'm in the mood to see from multiple sources, and I don't usually find those type of niche reactions on Lemmy. I do see fans of course, but not as often.
Pretty much everything remotely niche. Subs devoted to individual video games, for instance. The only game I play that's on lemmy is https://lemmy.world/c/pixeldungeon.
I don't
Video game info. Otherwise nothing. Can't post I'm very perma banned. They really hate it when you agitate for the left.
It's just objectively true that a very specific type of person makes up most of Lemmy, which results in the only active communities being either very broad topics, or the handful of interests common to the kind of people who use Lemmy. I don't fit into any of these.
I don't fit into any of these....yet
Can I interest you in Linux Mint, today?
I am joking.
Unless you want to try Linux, in which case let me (or any of us) know....
I actually just tested Linux Mint again recently.
Music production holds me back. Didn't test gaming, but I have faith that it's more or less the same experience as the Steam Deck, and that would tie into a general sentiment I've seen around that gaming is no longer the biggest barrier to Linux adoption.
A. FL Studio runs like shit on WINE for me. Maybe it's usable on a CPU under ten years old (I'm currently on an FX-8320) because I've heard others claim it runs at near-native speeds for them, but on Windows I only have performance issues on a project file that has every reason to be intensive. Even if I switched DAWs to something Linux native I'd still need FL Studio to work so I can open my old project files.
B. Two of my most used VST plugins don't work, and I didn't even test all of them so others might not work. One I can't install because the installer doesn't work, but the other is a free plugin, and that one's GUI just doesn't render (and last time I tested Linux it didn't render under LMMS either, so it has to be a problem with WineVST.)
I'm mostly ok with it for topics that are sufficiently distanced from politics. Subs having an explicit "no politics" rule is a bonus.
Niche subs
Nothing as of a few months after they killed third party apps. It took me a couple more months to stop using it as a source.
Sometimes I will have really obscure tech issues that only 10yr reddit threads can solve. That's about it though
Yup. The backlog reddit has is currently kinda unbeatable. Although as reddit is increasingly swamped with AI, that'll become less and less valuable
I mean people much rather ask chatgpt same question 5 times instead of checking reddit now.
To participate in smaller local/regional communities, because they don't exist or are basically dead on Lemmy. On reddit, almost every city has it's own community, while on Lemmy some countries don't even have communities or just a few people there looking more like a private group chat.
It could be party due to the decentralized nature, every community perhaps has it's own server, but unless I am able to find it...
I stopped ages ago. But my buddies that won't switch say they are married to the large communities around their interests.
100% Lemmy. If I end up on reddit, it’s because I googled something.
Me too, except I'm 100% off Google too 😆
Nothing. I don't use it anymore.
r/fpv r/diydrones
We have porn here too.
Nowhere near enough though. Especially if you cut out the straight from reddit imports.
Remarkably specific porn
Most of which actually comes from Reddit.
As much as I hate to say it, I’d still much rather go to google and search reddit, than go on any other website google proposes. Everything is just trying to get you to buy nonsense or scroll through a 10 page article for a one sentence solution that is probably outdated.
Game subs.
I still use reddit for a few niche communities and browsing comments. I post alot and love my time here but the activity isnt enough to replace it for me yet
I read the comments, since lemmy doesn’t have many
TV, Movie, Anime, Video Game, Discussion Threads.
It's non-existent on Lemmy.
I don't really post anything, I just lurk and read the discussion, don't really have motivation to post since I'm kinda anti-corporate right now, but I just wanna absorb all the info they have to satisfy my brain's curiosity.
Google search clicks. Forwarded posts from Reddit.
98% off Reddit, I browser Reddit without an account on private tab just for 2-3 subs.
I'm very happy with what Lemmy and in general fediverse gives, I wouldn't change it.
Edit: if you really want to see more action here, make a community or overtake a community and promote it! We have communities that can help you with that.
Whenever it comes up in a web search and I absolutely need it for whatever information I'm looking for, mainly troubleshooting stuff
On occasion I’ll check in on some niche hobby boards that don’t really have an active Lemmy variant, or large archive of content yet. Sometimes you want to see a flashlight beamshot comparison of a Nichia 519a 5000k led compared to a 5700k from a particular manufacturer, and it’s just not on Lemmy.
Sometimes it's in the top few search results. Otherwise I don't .
Once in a while a Reddit thread will come up in search, reading that thread is the extent of my Reddit usage.
Reddit who?
