I was banned from Reddit for the crime of using a different computer to login. Fun fact - there's no appeal for that one. So I decided I had enough of that particular shit show, did some Googling for something similar to the older Reddit from years ago.
this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2024
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Initially made an account on lemmy.ml in 2022. I was eyeing the fediverse, and when I found that there is a "reddit alternative", I wanted to check it out, but there wasn't much activity so I didn't use it much other than checking on it occasionally.
Then in 2023 I made an account on tchncs...when majority of users also hopped on lemmy.
Someone posted on one of the subreddits I used to read, and I tried it out. I stopped using reddit because of the API thing and a general dislike of private consolidation that you get with sites like it.
It's been fine. Some rough edges but worth it.
Reddit has become too political, with inconsistent censoring. Also didn’t love the bullshit with the API costs. Seemed like a power move to push small devs out