I hate big tech controlling social media. I desperately want social media to be federated.

I really love community-driven social media like Reddit. Lemmy feels… too small. I really loved that Reddit let me jump into any niche hobby, and instantly I had a community. Lemmy, you’ll be lucky if that community even exists, and if it does, chances are nobody has posted in ages.

On the other hand, Lemmy is full of political content lately. I’ve basically been doom scrolling everything US election-related, and it’s really starting to take a toll on my mental health.

I know I can filter content. I know I can post and be the change I seek. Yet, it feels like an uphill battle.

Not sure what the point of this is, or if it’s even the right community to vent about this. I just really want to replace Reddit, but I find myself going back more and more (e.g. r/homekit is very active compared to Lemmy version).

  • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    1 day ago

    The internet has been mostly enshittified. The corporations are guaranteed to continue sucking in predictable ways. It’ll never get better or good enough.

    The fediverse is something new. It is, at the very least, immune to being reddited and twittered. If the internet has a future, it’s on the fediverse, or on something like it that doesn’t exist yet. Going back to shitty corporate stuff just delays the future.

    Your real issue is that spez, musk, etc all suck. That’s what you hate. This is the place where we are free of them, and it can only get better.

    • moseschrute@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      The problem is I hate Musk, etc., but I do love a lot of the people on those platforms (mainly Reddit for me). When you have that many people, it’s easier to have very active communities even if they are pretty niche. If there was some sort of way I could incentivize people to come to Lemmy, I would. Open to suggestions.

      • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.orgEnglish
        7·
        1 day ago

        You can chime in on /r/RedditAlternatives

        That’s pretty much the last space where we can talk about Lemmy on Reddit. Posts asking where to go show up from time to time.

        • Ashtear@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          Thanks for pointing this out. I’ve been holding fast to zero posting activity over there, but I think I’ll keep an eye out in that subreddit and see if I can’t grab any new recruits.