Wanting to spite reddit is definitely a part of it, but there is also a large part of my motivation that comes from my fantasies about what Lemmy could one day become, which don’t really have anything to do with reddit.
I’m a voluntarist and put up with constantly getting shit on because I think federated networks are the proper way to organize communities in real life as well.
It’s way less bullshit than reddit was, and I’d rather be shit on by principled leftists anyway.
Haha you’re preaching to the choir, the idea of federation has taken over my thinking a little bit. It’s like those people who want to put everything on the blockchain, except I want to federate every hierarchical structure that exists 😅
I never even moderated anything before Lemmy, but it really hasn’t been that bad. It helps so much to have other good users/mods to lean on, and to have faith that the platform is steadily getting better with time.
It’s way less bullshit than reddit was, and I’d rather be shit on by principled leftists anyway.
I won’t lie, I did get a bit down after the hexbear federation saga, but I feel like I’m starting to get my mojo back. When I see other users and developers building things like fediseer, it renews my motivation and refreshes my attitude. Infectious positivity, what a concept!
I’m a voluntarist and put up with constantly getting shit on because I think federated networks are the proper way to organize communities in real life as well.
It’s way less bullshit than reddit was, and I’d rather be shit on by principled leftists anyway.
Haha you’re preaching to the choir, the idea of federation has taken over my thinking a little bit. It’s like those people who want to put everything on the blockchain, except I want to federate every hierarchical structure that exists 😅
I never even moderated anything before Lemmy, but it really hasn’t been that bad. It helps so much to have other good users/mods to lean on, and to have faith that the platform is steadily getting better with time.
I won’t lie, I did get a bit down after the hexbear federation saga, but I feel like I’m starting to get my mojo back. When I see other users and developers building things like fediseer, it renews my motivation and refreshes my attitude. Infectious positivity, what a concept!