Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoIt's time to admit Lemmy has won the "the biggest reddit alternative" award, why it's time for all of us to consider supporting it (here's why) + reopening r/LemmyMigrationold.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square491fedilinkarrow-up11.86Karrow-down129
arrow-up11.83Karrow-down1external-linkIt's time to admit Lemmy has won the "the biggest reddit alternative" award, why it's time for all of us to consider supporting it (here's why) + reopening r/LemmyMigrationold.reddit.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square491fedilink
minus-squarefidodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoFor newcomers it’s not clear what the significance of choosing an instance is, so that makes it hard to choose, and those potential downsides of choosing the wrong instance are actually pretty significant, or at least pretty annoying.
minus-squarewillya@lemmyf.ukcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoYes I understand this. I’m just trying to open up the conversation on what those negatives are for people to see.
minus-squarefidodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI see. There aren’t other major negatives that come to mind, but those ones are very important.
For newcomers it’s not clear what the significance of choosing an instance is, so that makes it hard to choose, and those potential downsides of choosing the wrong instance are actually pretty significant, or at least pretty annoying.
Yes I understand this. I’m just trying to open up the conversation on what those negatives are for people to see.
I see. There aren’t other major negatives that come to mind, but those ones are very important.