Looking for focused alternatives to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc Not just for myself but for my family members and friends who I wish to keep in touch with… any other threads going on about this? Maybe have a general thread and subsequent migration movements, we really need to act on this social life fascist monopoly we’ve became hostages to…

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    19 hours ago

    I’d argue that in some ways they are more active. Posting on Reddit was like farting in a hurricane.

    In Lemmy there seems to be more interaction. You don’t have to get a million up votes for anyone to see your post.

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      12 hours ago

      That’s true. It’s very often I’ll get actual replies to things I contribute, which is cool!

      I think a lot of the ghost town effect is because other platforms focused on superficial things you don’t really see much here. Big sparkly notifs when you get an updoot and meta-currencies and that sort of thing.

      I don’t get a lot of upvotes on stuff, which sometimes gives the impression nobody’s seen it. Furthermore, I find if I respond to something posted older than a few days or a week? That convo is dead. Haha.