I have fully transitioned to using Lemmy and Mastodon right when third party apps weren’t allowed on Spez’s place anymore, so I don’t know how it is over there anymore.

What do you use? Are you still switching between the two, essentially dualbooting?

What other social media do you use? How do you feel about Fediverse social media platforms in general?

(I’m sorry if I’m the 100th person to ask this on here…)

  • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 day ago

    Yes but I am enjoying Bluesky a lot this week in the wake of its rapid expansion while that hellpit Twitter burns. A really nice feature is that they have block lists, where someone makes a list of MAGA people or whatever and you can block them all at a click.

  • LovableSidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 day ago

    Lemmy is now. Followed by reddit, which I visit less and less. And no it doesn’t feel like dual booting, there seem to be so many of the same people here, with the same issues and anger. But I prefer the lemmy UI and absense of ads. The lack of a personal karma total might be keeping at least some of them away.

  • mayhair@discuss.tchncs.de
    2·
    1 day ago

    I’d say I actively use Lemmy and Discord nowadays (as in, I’m making new posts there). Some times I leave a comment under a YouTube video, other times I lurk Reddit just to see what other people have said about XYZ topic.

    I used to be a very frequent user of Reddit during much of my adolescence, but got tired of it a few months ago. I’m not exactly sure what caused it, maybe the increased toxicity, or that some subreddits got boring after they reached a certain number of subscribers. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • LillyPip@lemmy.ca
    4·
    2 days ago

    Lemmy and BlueSky (primarily Lemmy).

    BlueSky’s mobile app is such a clone of twitter, transitioning is nearly seamless for the average user. I tried mastodon at first, but it felt pretty rocky and different (and I’m rather techy).

    Between BlueSky and Voyager for Lemmy (I was an Apollo user on Reddit), my user experience hasn’t changed at all – except for the pleasant lack of bots and Nazis on both platforms.

  • unyons@feddit.orgEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    It’s my only social media. I have Voyager, and it’s all I need. I never used FB or Twitter, or anything other than Reddit. And I’m done with that cesspool.

      • unyons@feddit.orgEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        I made a new account recently, I used to be on Lemmy.world, but as I start to learned more about how the fediverse works, I wanted to get away from the giant main instance, help spread the users out.

        Perhaps there is a way to transfer some account history? I didn’t find any, so now I’m a Fediverse baby again.

  • Blazingtransfem98@discuss.online
    6·
    2 days ago

    It is, I don’t go on Reddit anymore, it’s insanely toxic. I’ve gotten all I could’ve gotten from there anyway. I only use Lemmy nowadays.

  • Pechente@feddit.orgEnglish
    53·
    3 days ago

    Same for me. Mostly using Lemmy and Mastodon since they’re filling two different roles. I also reluctantly still use Instagram since all my friends are on it.

    Some people seem to see it as a negative that Mastodon with its linear feed doesn’t get them nearly as addicted as corporate social media but for me that’s a huge plus.

    • Smorty [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
      221·
      3 days ago

      Same! The “lack of content” is really refreshing somehow.

      Not having some proprietary algorithm spoon-feed you content is very nice. It literally only shows you exactly what you tell it to.

  • socialpankakemix@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    14·
    2 days ago

    yeah i basically only use lemmy and watch youtube videos, or i pirate media, play games with friends, or do stupid stuff with my computer that i shouldnt be allowed to do