• rufus@discuss.tchncs.de
    13·
    8 个月前

    To talk to random internet strangers. Discuss life, computer issues, politics and whatnot. Sometimes I learn something. Sometimes I ask random questions that I didn’t find anwers to. Sometimes I just spend my downtime scrolling through posts.

    What do you use it for?

  • HobbitFoot English
    8·
    8 个月前

    How I used Reddit when it was on my phone. It is more rewarding than Twitter like things, which feel like yelling into the void.

  • SuperSynthia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    8 个月前

    I like the federation for interacting with people in a way that’s similar to previous social media sites, but without the bloat and advertising.

    It’s also nice to not have to deal with the extreme political rhetoric unless I specifically look for it, such as HexBear or .ML instances.

    My mastodon is mostly queer/alternative folk and I share my music and exploits online diary style.

    Lemmy is mostly how I used Reddit, but I’m less of a lurker here.

    Maker tube (Peertube) is cool because I can watch, make, or share videos like YouTube used to be before the commercialization.

    TanukiTunes (FunkWhale) is awesome because I can upload my own music or listen to music without having to fork over data, and I can donate/purchase music directly through the profile’s preferred method instead of Spotify hellscape.

    I’ll eventually get a Pixelfed for my photography exploits. I occasionally use Mastodon to share cool pics I find.

    All in all, Federation is my net home. Love it

  • Zimited@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 个月前

    Sharing of information. However, there’s not many easy places for that nowadays without the risk of too much censorship. I just want to see all opinions, even the bad ones. I don’t want somebody else to decide what the bad ones are for me.

  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
    2·
    8 个月前

    Reading about the world beyond my immediate area which is really lacking in interesting things