• gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world
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    I left reddit during the API scandal. I had the energy and time to move platforms and so I did. Open software, FOSS, non-for-profit digital solutions are all things I’m trying to support more at the cost of not using those paid or private services. Every dollar out of their pockets (the rich) is another dollar in ours.

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    After Apollo stopped working I learned I liked nice UI and no ads more than I tolerated vanilla Reddit.

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    Lemmy as a platform speaks to me on a philosophical level when it comes to the kinds of technology I use when I have the choice. I like that it is not at the mercy of the need to turn a profit to exist.

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    Neither, but the hope still remains that Lemmy grows to be better. Right now I just see too many weird takes here, but its the best alternative currently.

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    I’m banned on enough accounts they auto ban me when I make new ones. I went off the rails on a lot of political topics. I never threatened anyone, but I did wish them unspecified harms, use the words of naughtiness, and made myself a target of a few pro Trump mods and that was it. Anyway, I’m fine here, I also didn’t start using this until years after the ban so, not very related.

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    I left briefly to go on Kbin.social first, but went back to Reddit when the instance got flooded with spam and then started to go down more often than not. I had fun customizing how my communities/magazines looked when I was on there.

    After the stupid decisions like making upvotes bannable which have worse implications longterm, I went back to the Fediverse. I decided just change instances if shit hits the fan instead of allowing myself to get back into Reddit. It sucks because I’ve used Reddit since around 2010. That being said, Lemmy feels more like how Reddit used to when I started using it.

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    Not banned. I think it’s great that when you copy posts from .ml, you mention the author now.

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      Same. Also removed what content I had put there, to the extent that I could. Account is still there.

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    Not banned. I chose Lemmy because I’m a big believer in the ideas of the fediverse and I want it to succeed.

    I do still have to use Reddit occasionally to look up info that hasn’t made it here yet, but I don’t post or comment there.

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      13 hours ago

      Same. And it didn’t impact me directly but clearly demonstrated the value of a distributed platform.

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    So I received a 1 week ban from the JusticeServed sub because I made a comment shitting on Elon Musk in r/joerogan from r/popular. Yeah these people will auto ban you from their sub if you comment in r/joerogan if you’re not even subscribed to either subs, I guess it’s some bot they have for that. When I messaged the mods telling them that’s just lame, the admins banned me from Reddit for 7 days and then I understood that Reddit isn’t a place where actual discussion is allowed to take place. I also like how Lemmy doesn’t entice doomscrolling as much as Reddit since (for now at least) it’s slower with updating content and honestly I spent way too much time on Reddit anyway. Also I like open source stuff so there’s that.

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      i banned from the same sub too, yea crossbanning occurs if controversial subs are commented on. jrogan sub doesnt even support the dude. i suspect alot of these “law related” subs are owned LEOs.

    • cabillaud@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      Just Yeah. I canceled my Amazon subscription yesterday. I should have do so long time ago.