I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but threads or comments about Lemmy or the Fediverse get downvoted a lot on Reddit and trolls who claim that it’s “dogshit” and “not going anywhere” get systematically upvoted.
Some of those trolls get then exposed when you ask them what Lemmy instance they tried and one of them with whom I had a surreal exchange answered with something like “yeah ofc I used Lemmy, this is the instance: join-lemmy.org” 🤦♂️
It’s frustrating that these trolls keep contributing to the big lie that “Lemmy is not ready yet” and that there’s “no viable alternative to Reddit”.
This and the overwhelming number of comments being “against the mod protests” just prompts me to question whether there isn’t some brigading being organized straight from the Reddit HQ.
I’ve been happily reddit free for like 4 days now. It feels good to get in early on a promising platform.
It’s a slow burn for me, but I’m on Reddit less and less everyday, and on lemmy/jerboa more. Especially the more comfortable I become with the interface here and learning how I like to use the app, the little tricks to find the content I want etc. Only reason I’ve even still checked reddit is cause Relay won’t shut down till the 30th.
The GitHub repos are more active than ever, and I’m feeling confident lemmy/jerboa will be at parity soon, especially with all the eyes and scrutiny they’re getting now with more users. We just gotta be patient and constructive with our criticism and feedback.