Think about things from the point of view of someone who has never used Reddit or the fediverse, but you’ve heard about them both from recent news articles and want to see what they are about.

Reddit:- You Google Reddit and your first result is Reddit.com. You click the link and are presented with the front page. You from scroll from a few hours and end up signing up and staying.

Lemmy:- You Google Lemmy and your first result is a wiki article for Lemmy Kilmister… Your second result might be join-lemmy.org, which you’re smart enough to realise it’s probably more likely what the news is about.

You click join-lemmy.org and are presented with a page of information about the fediverse, links to set up a server and pictures of code…

There is very little chance you’re going to investigate further.

If we want the fediverse to replace Reddit then either
A) Lemmy needs to improve its initial impression and Search engine optimization
B) We should be promoting a different platform with a better initial first impression.

I’d recommend kbin personally as it gives the same sort of experience as Reddit from the initial interaction.

  • JamesGray@kbin.social
    28·
    1 year ago

    Michael Knowles called for the “eradication” of transgenderism at CPAC this year. Please shut up (E: corrected the wording he used, because he said “eradication” not just that it shouldn’t exist)

    • Metaright@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Was he talking about the people themselves, or the phenomenon of being transgender? That is a very important distinction.

      • JamesGray@kbin.social
        25·
        1 year ago

        No, it’s not an important distinction. If you remove the ability of trans people to transition to their identified gender then you’re relegating many of them to suicide.

          • JamesGray@kbin.social
            20·
            1 year ago

            What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Trans people exist, so “eradicating” transgenderism only really has a couple options:

            1. detransition all trans people and do not allow any other trans people to transition, socially or medically

            2. kill all trans people

            Maybe if you’re really stretching the definition of “eradicate” you could add an additional option:

            1. remove all trans people from public life, do not allow the discussion of transgenderism or the presence of trans people in public spaces
          • jcrm@kbin.social
            6·
            1 year ago

            Then they don’t transition. Unless you want to make up some imaginary enemy to validate your hate.