I’ve been on reddit for a long, long time and i’ve seen all the changes that have happened in the past decade. I spent a lot of time on Reddit, and have seen the slow infestation of bots, karma whores, and guerilla marketing disguised as posts.

I’m genuinely excited for the fediverse - it seems like an actual improvement over reddit, and not just a clone. There’s a learning curve, but there was one when joining reddit too.

I participated in the migration to Voat, and saw how/why it failed. I’m more optimistic about the fediverse for various reasons, and I’m dedicating my time to helping this thrive.

I was a lurker on Voat, but I’m trying to be active here. I don’t like modding, but I’ve even created my own community here, which is saying a lot given how lazy I am. Hope to interact with y’all more!

And if you’re still reading this, i hope you don’t mind a shoutout to my new community, maliciouscompliance - recreated this as it was one of my favorite places to lurk on reddit!

/c/maliciouscompliance@lemmy.world

https://lemmy.world/c/maliciouscompliance

!maliciouscompliance@lemmy.world

EDIT: since a few people asked - I posted in this comment below why I think lemmy has a much better chance than voat did

  • Nytelock@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Same here was on Reddit for like 11 years at least. It’s definitely a learning curve. I didn’t even know lemmy, mastadon, or the fediverse even existed before this blackout.

    • imaqtpie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Let me know if you have any questions. Lord knows I was confused at first, but it really helps to have a buddy bring you up to speed. And then you can pass that knowledge on to the next batch of newcomers.