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Reddit vs Lemmy? (lemmy.ml)

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

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Using Reddit for years , I had come to Lemmy.

I would like to know the difference between Reddit vs Lemmy.

Like, what features Lemmy has that Reddit don't? Does Lemmy have some features missing that already exist on Reddit?

And finally: have you heard of Libreddit yet? It has LOTS of themes, unlike Reddit, including Dracula and others.

If you'll please tell me how can I have Dracula theme in Lemmy, I would appreciate it!

Thanks in advance,

Sincerely,

Yours,

Expert Plus

P.S. BTW, why Lemmy's UI isn't so look professional? I mean, it looks like Reddit's old UI, and as for me, it's suck, so can I have a better UI please? If so, how? Lemmy's lite version seems to be deprecated and i didn't find any Lemmy web apps that would be better for me. If you know one, please tell me it! Name it!

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[–] 0x0ctagon@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

There really isn't enough content on Lemmy. That's the main issue, no amount of extra features will help Lemmy since it's just a social media like any other. You need a good reason to switch and atm there is no reason I would switch to Lemmy full time.

[+] ParanoidFactoid@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There are definitely political mods. Many instances are explicitly political in nature.

[+] ParanoidFactoid@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, I ban whole instances from the lemmy instance I run.

I think the things you're seeing are issues of size and scale rather than inherent differences between the platforms

[+] ParanoidFactoid@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right, but what I'm saying is that as an instance admin, I can and do block other instances for the reasons you outline. If someone posts in a hate sub, they're getting banned from my instance. If an instance is explicitly right wing, it's getting defederated from my instance. If someone does "what about"ism or otherwise excuses transphobia, racism, sexism or the like, they're getting banned from my instance.

I'm explicitly biased towards communities and people that align with my beliefs, and will happily ban anyone that is actively opposed to them. I have zero interest in "free speech" as a guiding policy that I should be aiming for.

Which is to say, I am many of the things you say reddit is, but lemmy isn't, and yet here I am on lemmy.

The difference is federation vs centralisation. On reddit, if you don't like it, you're out of luck. On lemmy, if you don't like an instance, you can find another or even create your own. But both of those versions can and do have humans with bias pushing ban buttons

[–] erioque@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Reddit gives me more what I want to know than Lemmy: tor onion service, linux, and etc. But Reddit has too many posts to see. Less posts in lemmy rather let me feel good in some cases.

By the way, I was banned on Lemmy.ml after I was sarcastic about communists. You mad? Did I need to give you Rubles or the like to keep my account? I enjoyed these interactions. Reddit can't give me this joy! :D

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

@erioque lmao Lemmy is just full of these enlightened people. Why do you think they are so great fans of the Mali TLD?

Also, let me quickly show you a way to get your content downvoted around this place:

Slava Ukraina! Zelensky is the best leader, may he defend the sovereign and democratic nation of Ukraine until the final victory over the RuZZian orcs. Ukraine will win. Crimea is Ukraine. Donbass is Ukraine. Death to Putler and all the soldiers in the RuZZian Army!
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