Something else to keep in mind is that most Redditors nowadays (like Twitter and Bluesky users) are mobile users. I think a lot of Lemmy mobile apps have a good UI and solve that problem. However, it’s hard to point new users at a single website/app/etc to join. Bluesky does that. Obviously, that’s bad for decentralization, but Bluesky is also still a beta protocol that’s headed toward decentralization at some point. Their single instance was necessary for them at the start.

When a new/small social media platform that acts as an alternative of a bigger platform pops up, one of the common topics on the alternative are people talking about how it’s better than the old place and/or just trashing the old place. Eventually, they outgrow that (assuming that platform survives). I feel like that’s happened with Bluesky. Browsing it, everyone seems to be talking about their own usual topics now, and I see very few posts calling out Twitter or comparing Bluesky to Twitter nowadays.

Lemmy still feels like it’s in that “bash the old place” stage to me. Maybe ~20% or posts I see are talking about Reddit or talking about Lemmy in relation to Reddit. It’s annoying.

It might be a case where the EU needs to help Ukraine stick it out long enough for the US to pull its head out of its ass in the next 4 years.

At that point, the war will have been going on for 7 years. Ugh.

Off the top of my head, not counting the plethora of gift cards:

• A first edition Kindle Fire a month after it released. For being tech-illiterate, she ended up loving it and upgraded a few times through the years.

• Several Roku boxes and Fire TV sticks, which are just now getting used because my parents are finally cutting the cord.

• Lots of concert tickets for various bands, including Foo Fighters, Green Day, and Kiss.

• 1-week all expenses paid trip to Nashville for some big New Year’s party that some celebs showed up to.

• $600 cowboy boots.

• $300 KitchenAid mixer.

• A full set of Paula Dean cookware, and she LOVES Paula Dean.

Not OP but my mom enters literally every contest she sees and has won a surprising amount.

Good bot

3, 2, 1…

Yep, there is a vendor that shows up to farmers’ markets here called “CornHub” with the same design.

Counterpoint: Wearing and maintaining a clean mask takes nearly zero effort and provides peace of mind for a lot of people.

Yep, I’m never watching Linus after this.

In 2018, someone maintaining a ROM site was ordered to pay Nintendo $12 million.

In late 2021, someone was sentenced to 10 years of prison and to pay Nintendo $14.5 million. That person got out on good behavior last April, but 25-30% of their wages are going to be garnished until their debt to Nintendo is paid off - which will likely take the rest of their life.

Go sailing to build your magical fork collection.

I realize that I’m in the great minority of Redditors with what I learned, but my experience modding on Reddit was enough to land me a job as a social media manager for a tech company, and I’ve worked my way up to director of communications from that. So, I learned actual career skills from Reddit.

The host of a tech podcast I listen to has had a Mastodon instance for years. I knew of the Fediverse because of that, but I always thought of it as decentralized Twitter and not necessarily a way to decentralize all types of social media platforms.

This is Seth’s true passion project. I feel like he would make more seasons if given the chance, but with Disney looking at cuts, I fear for it.

I know that Lemmy is years old, but as this is my first day on the platform, it feels like a whole new world.