So I’ve been starting to look further into the Fediverse and using it a lot more than any other part of the internet at this point. I wanna know the reasons why people might prefer Lemmy or Mastodon, I have both but seem to lean towards Lemmy for some reason, but not sure why maybe it’s the simple design and you can find topics a little easier or it might be because I prefer the idea of Reddit over twitter.
I prefer reddit-esqe to twitter-esqe too, but I also think fediverse suits reddit-esqe better. The only reason I used Twitter was content from people I was interested in, and most of them aren’t on Mastodon. Here, I don’t care about any individuals, so Lemmy being fairly small is fine.
I find good content much easier here on Lemmy. I actually find it pretty frustrating to try to find engaging content on Mastodon. I appreciate the “algorithm-less” design of Mastodon, but I think users need a choice. The algorithm on Twitter was what kept me coming back until it really went to shit.
I agree, it seems like there is so much content being released on Mastodon every second as Lemmy seems to be slow but you can get a quick response when you wish too.
The only reason I don’t have the same Mastodon experience as you guys tbh is that I’m on a private instance, you have to have a membership (to something else) to get on and it’s all about that shit more or less, and so I stay on my instance and follow a few randoms. The Federated tab is a nightmare, I just avoid it. Here on lemmy it is the exact opposite, I mostly stay on subbed or all (but my instance is great here too).
I tried Mastodon in November but in March I had to quit as I noticed it took almost all the free time I had as I tried to be an active user there. It also had an effect on my personal life and mental health.
Lemmy seems so much better for me as the threads remain visible in the communities and I can get back to them anytime I want. In Mastodon it was difficult to find the thread the next day as there was so much conversation after the previous visit. I’m so happy I discovered Lemmy.
That makes so much sense, It’s easier to keep up with Lemmy compared to Mastodon, Like I woke up to over 30 amazing responses on my posts and now I can look through all of these and maybe write some small things in communities and move on instead of having to get around finding all the topics I want to talk about and look for.
Well, you asked about our preference. As already said, the use case is totally different, so it can be a bit difficult to really compare.
However, I prefer long form discussions most of the time, which gives me a lemmy preference overall.
That being said, mastodon is very well developed and supported overall. Switching between the two on my author account is kinda like going from a nice, new sedan (mastodon) to a five year old economy car. Things are smoother on mastodon overall, there’s less bugs, etc that show up to an end user.
Thank you, this explained it very well. I’ll probably carry on using Lemmy even more than I currently do as I seem to enjoy it more as well as it seems to run very smooth like you said.
That’s a bit like asking “twitter or reddit”; different tools, different purposes. A single person may prefer one or the other, or use both in approximately equal measure.
I like both so I use both. I find myself much less “active” on Lemmy though.
I find the community aspect of Mastodon to be much better as you get to know people. Less likely to get that on Lemmy in my opinion as it’s content/topic oriented.
What about Kbin have you tired that as it’s meant to be like a Lemmy + Mastodon mix. Not sure if it is but I’m trying it out now to see if it’s truly worth it. I currently perfer Lemmy.
I have tried Kbin (before I’d even heard of Lemmy), but because I used Mastodon first, I’m unlikely to use another platform in that kind of way tbh. Maybe I should give it another look.
I prefer Lemmy because it’s more like the *R site…whereas Mastadon is the little Blue Bird site. I like having a discourse with others in a single page thread.
the whole idea of mastodon and twitter is alien to me. Why should I prioritise people over the content they make? Like here you can rate an interesting post and it would likely pop up in your feed. In twitter I just rely on particular content makers , hoping they come up with something worthwhile. No concrete subjects, only random musings
People are complex with many different thoughts and interests. It is unlikely you are interested in all the different things someone else is. Thus it doesn't make sense to follow people. Topics, everyone has their own list they are interested in, so follow those topics and you will meet the people also interested in it.
In Mastodon you can not only follow people but also hashtags. And there are accounts that exist to ‘retweet’ posts related to a topic, so basically curation.
Yeah, same for me. I had both Reddit and Twitter, but the latter annoyed the hell out of me after some months so I deleted it years ago. Reddit and the topic centered approach did fit my needs and interests way better. Now there's kbin and I'm equally happy.
I never really understood it myself. But from what I’ve heard from people who are (or rather were) regular Twitter users, they like to follow celebrities or specific journalists (people who have actual interesting things to say). Those people are often not on Mastodon, though.
I never really 'got' Twitter-style microblogging, and still don't really get Mastodon for the same reason. But I could some use for it if I represented some kind of group or organization that needed to publish regular updates.
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