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Were you guys able to get people to move to Lemmy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm ready to step away from Reddit. I know you can encounter toxic behavior on other platforms too, but I'm just exhausted by the level of negativity there. So, I have two questions for those who have fully transitioned — What prompted your decision to leave? And were you able to get others to join you on Lemmy?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

A few friends wanted to give it a try, and a few of those are around, I think... I made it a point to avoid learning their usernames, but they send me links from Lemmy from time to time.

It was one of

they're very close friends
I shared a relevant link and they asked about it