Is Lemmy a good alternative? - eviltoast

New here. Migrated from Reddit. Still trying to figure out Lemmy - what’s everyone’s experiences like coming from Reddit and does Lemmy serve as a good alternative? Pros and cons/differences?

I was a fairly active member at Reddit with a good social standing, I made 1 “controversial” comment and I got perma-banned… this sucks. I mostly followed music pages like r/TheBeatles and loved to just rant about Beatles albums, Paul McCartney’s latest tour, discuss new releases from other artists and also movies/TV shows. I can’t think of any other website that offers that kind of forum-like discussion other than Lemmy?

I really did always hate that Reddit felt like a massive echo chamber. The way the system works with upvotes and downvotes, if I said anything people don’t agree with, I’d get massively downvoted. I once got temporary ban for saying I preferred Zelda Breath of the Wild over Tears of the Kingdom… it really felt like I was treading on egg shells. My perma-ban happened in a discussion within the r/EveryoneKnowsThat search for a lost wave song. Really petty.

I’ve always hoped somebody would create basically a clone of Reddit, but without the politics and without being overly-policed. Where people aren’t pushed away for respectfully voicing their opinion. Is Lemmy the answer?

  • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
    29·
    6 months ago

    I made 1 “controversial” comment and I got perma-banned… this sucks. … Is Lemmy the answer?

    That’s really going to depend on you. What sort of “controversial” comment?

    If you engage in ableist, racist, or LGBTQ-phobic commenting, you’re going to have a bad time. Other than that sort of thing, you’ll probably be fine, with some exceptions:

    • There are two Marxist-Leninist instances that can be problematic (mainly a minority of their users, tbf).
    • Some mods and instance admins can be ban-happy.
    • There’s a larger than average population of neurodivergent people here so, that is sometimes a cause of the second item and miscommunication (we’re trying!).
    • You may run into unexpected rules depending on where you’re posting. Individual instances (kinda like “reddits”) have server-wide policies. Communities (aka comms, the equivalent of a subreddit) usually also have their own policies. This means being aware of where you are posting and commenting (ie. don’t expect shitting on communist ideals to go well on an M-L instance, even if the community is related to something else).
    • It’s important to be aware that Unix Surrealism is the best comic in the Fediverse.
    • There are a lot of Linux users and tech nerds here. Don’t be frightened if you find yourself getting a bit FLOSS-curious. We’re generally happy to try to lend a hand to people who hit bumps at the beginning of their open-source journey.

    If you’re good with that stuff and can find out start a comm for Beetles discussions, there’s a good chance that you’ll have a good time.

    • neidu2@feddit.nl
      4·
      6 months ago

      From what I gather, the “controversy” was about his preference for one Zelda game over another. I think he’s going to be fine.

          • Donut@leminal.spaceEnglish
            11·
            6 months ago

            What? People are just curious how they got a ban by the site admins instead of a subreddit. It takes a bit more to pull that off than just posting an unpopular opinion.

            Great exhibit of Godwin’s law, though.

    • btaf45@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 months ago

      What sort of “controversial” comment?

      Looks like it was really just another rando-ban. A mod having a bad day.