That's why I came here too. Then, it was infested with tankies. Been a strange experience so far.
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True. But, the power users leaving will likely have a long term impact.
The thing that set Reddit apart from all the other spaces to settle down on the internet was that Reddit's users made it work, not Reddit.
They had their faults; moderation wasn't perfect. But, it was good in the places it needed to be. Reddit was also very good at attracting "experts" in niche topics. You could reliably trust askscience, askhistorians, whatisthisbug, etc.
Reddit has plenty of memes, porn and funny cats to attract the masses, but it was the power users that made Reddit what it was.
On top of that, Reddit was so customizable because of all the 3rd party apps that had polish. Apollo, BaconReader, etc., no ads and lots of options to choose from to suit your needs.
This is a lot closer to link aggregation than social media.
What the hell is this link? This place makes no fucking sense.
Everyone and their brother is carrying this story. Domestically and world wide. BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, NYT. Literally everyone.
And OP posts a link to mediate.com? What the fuck? Then, end your post with "cue the conspiracy theories?"
What is this place? What a joke
What does that even mean? If I want to understand the world I need to study it?
Lol, wtf? I'm looking for current events. What level of prerequisite historical knowledge would I need where I could bipass what is happening right now all over the world?
And shit... All of Reddit is bad except askhistorians? What?
So, if I understand you correctly, your advice is that I shouldn't trust news and I should study the world? What source should I use to study? Are all sources bias? I'm fucking confused
After reading all the comments here I'm starting to realize that Lemmy is very jaded. Explains why things are such a mess maybe.
Thanks for the list
Some of those are exactly the places I'm talking about. Politics@lemmy.ml is filled with accounts from troll farms. The #4 post there right now is by the worst of the group.
And, if it wasn't bad enough that post fake and misleading stuff, they brigade the votes and manipulate the posts that way as well. It's a disaster.
Ha, man, finally, 20 comments in and someone understands the question.
Based on all the responses so far I'm assuming a well moderated place doesn't exist on Lemmy yet, which is disappointing. I was hoping I just hadn't discovered it yet.
But, isn't that sort of the point of Lemmy? Link aggregation?
I've been going to all the individual sites as well since leaving Reddit. But, only because the news and politics culture in Lemmy is so atrocious.
Despite its faults, Reddit did an okay job of moderation. It's a shit show here. The posts are all either bots or edgy 8th graders from troll communities. It's a mess.
So far, this place has the feel of the early days of Reddit.
Also, the interaction across the Fediverse is very interesting. I hadn't even heard of it until spez decided to be a dick.
I'm guessing I've yet to scratch the surface, but so far Lemmy and Mastodon are working well. And I ran into @peertube and @tilvids last night which also have some promise imo.
You'll find no shortage of irony in the Lemmygrad scene, I assure you.