This platform became "mature" with less downtime around the Reddit API disaster, and I wanted to support it. I still use Reddit, but I go here first.
this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2025
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i was banned from reddit but had been wanting to leave for quite some time at that point, so it was a welcomed change. that's when i learned more about decentralized social networks and stuff.. glad to be here. i wouldn't go back to reddit even if i was allowed to.
I was done with redit toxicity.
I prefer this. Beehaw is my favorite. They're so nice over there. 💛🐝
Picked if over API change, switched a couple of instances but still visit reddit in RO due to some niche communities staying there.
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... and how many, like myself, were permabanned with no warnings by overzealous lemmy.ml mods?
(For posts that no, were not racist or -phobic )
Got a permanent ban, seemingly for using the word 'defenestrate' jokingly.
got banned for supporting Luigi. albeit a bit vocally.
Came over to the 'threadiverse' after the whole API fiasco. It's been generally great. I do wish there were more users/content over here. But I think that will come with time.
I expect everybody came here from Reddit.
I'm most interested in the smaller subs on Reddit, like ArchViz, Blender, some others, and regional sites--state and city level. Lemmy just doesn't have much activity on such comms, so I'm still on Reddit for that. I split my time about 60/40.
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Making a conscious decision to leave social media that’s controlled by big companies that only exist to milk people for money. I’m tired of things being great until they’re not. Reddit is a cash cow for user data and it’s so full of bots and disinformation campaigns now.
I immediately noticed people are nicer here. I think a lot of it is that these are real people and not bots who are programmed to be argumentative.
I use both because Reddit done screwed over my preferred mobile platform. So now I use Lemmy on mobile and Reddit on the desktop
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A lot.