Is Lemmy your first time on the Fediverse?
Is Lemmy your first time on the Fediverse?
This question is especially for people who have joined in the last week. Have you used other fediverse platforms or is this your first time really using one? What do you think of it so far? Are you aware that you can comment on Lemmy posts with a Mastodon account?
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I like it though the no central login is my biggest issue I think I have right now. What works for Reddit is that it’s really easy for a non-technical person to get in to it; Setup an account, login in, find, view, subscribe, post, and comment all in one place. With Lemmy/Fediverse there is a barrier with trying to explain it straight away e.g is it called Lemmy or Fediverse or Kbin etc
I get why it’s better, and I don’t know what a solution could be, but at the moment the simplicity of it in one place will keep Reddit a viable solution for a lot of people who would like it to “just work”
As an example here’s a post from PrequelMemes
squabbles.io is a pretty good reddit alternative. I hear a lot of people suggesting lemmy and other federated options, but those are just confusing to me tbh. Squabbles works very similarly to reddit, so the transition should be painless.
And the reply
Thank you! I’m heading to squabbles.io right now, based upon your description of it!
But isn't squabbles owned by a single company? I thought I heard that. So the same thing will probably end up happening there.
Ick, keep my Twitter-like services and Reddit-like services apart lol. And unless I'm compelled with a strong real life reason, it's Fediverse socials or bust for me going forward, I think.
I don't want to come across as an asshole, but these people already understand the fediverse if they can comprehend creating a squabbles.io account vs a reddit.com account.