Welcome! Feel free to introduce yourself here in the c/main channel if you’d like.

  • milltertime_3227790@midwest.social
    20·
    1 年前

    From Chicago. I made the plunge to Mastodon (and here) after the Reddit shenanigans and just seeing the repeated bad-faith policies by Twitter. I have been using redirector and libredirect for the last month or two to actively decide who I give my data to just as a fun experiment into best practices.

    I think it’s slowly starting to be clear that this type of setup will be the way forward for the more tech-savvy, privacy-focused users, and hopefully/eventually it hits the mainstream as well, but otherwise, it’s just self-selecting into the type of people I want to be around, which will probably be better for my mental health anyways.

    I’m into cycling, trading, sci-fi and FOSS. Currently reading The Expanse and taking a sabbatical year from work

    Edit: Just want to encourage people to engage w/ and create content over the next few weeks. Activity and friendly faces are probably the most determining factor in whether someone becomes an active user or just browses for a few minutes

    • FrancesTheMute@midwest.socialEnglish
      6·
      1 年前

      Thank you for your edit to your post. I agree, engagement is key. I never posted on read, just consumed. Your edit encouraged me to be different this time. I want lemmy to succeed and grow. Liking what I see so far!

      I have been meaning to get into the expanse. I’ve heard such great things about the show, and the books were often recommended on the various books subreddits when searching for sci-fi books. Will have to start that series.

    • HATEFISH@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      1 年前

      What kind of cycling? I’m in the market for a mountain bike at the moment but I’m hemming and hawing since the market seems shitty (and I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing)

  • Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.social
    10·
    1 年前

    Howdy! I’m Evan, I’m from STL, and recently graduated from S&T with a BS in CS, going back for an MS. I’m a linguist, software engineer, musician, FOSS contributor, and Fediverse enthusiast. I build computers, run servers, write music, and get angry at the US/MO on the daily.

    P.S.: call me scum, because I’ve only ever used Reddit via their official app, but at least I jumped ship!

  • ElementXenon@midwest.social
    9·
    1 年前

    Ohioan and electrical engineer here. Not exactly a refugee from reddit, since mostly all I did there was lurk, but excited to be here and distributed anything makes an engineer happy. At least this engineer.

  • Guthix@midwest.social
    9·
    1 年前

    Another former reddit user from the Twin Cities here. Enjoying learning about lemmy so far, still trying to figure out how it works! Big fan of disc golf, board games, books, and video games.

  • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.social
    9·
    1 年前

    Minnesotan and architectural designer here. I’m giving lemmy a try after deciding to leave that other site, and I feel like this midwest instance has the right vibe for me. Looking forward to spending all my time here instead of helping a faceless company make more money on their IPO!

  • miah@midwest.social
    8·
    1 年前

    Sup nerds. I’m Miah, I’m from Western Michigan. I’m a UNIX/Linux nerd, Right to Repair advocate, and transgender woman. I’ve been working on our cars by myself and would love to make some car nerd friends. My wife and I have 24 chickens, and a budding garden.

  • gremlinbrain@midwest.social
    7·
    1 年前

    My name’s Tyler. I live in NE Kansas, about an hr from KCK-Proper.

    I get really into things quickly and then forget about them just as fast; Usually just enough to break something, get frustrated, and grab something else. My home is a monument to my family’s abandoned hobbies.

  • Famborghini@midwest.social
    81·
    1 年前

    Hey y’all I’m Josh and I’m from Iowa but go to school for Music in SoDak. Getting booted off Reddit because I only use Apollo and this seems like a pretty solid alternative. Looking forward to building the communities with y’all!

    Upon further investigation of this comment section I may be the only SoDakian in here lol. Surprised SoDakZack hasn’t jumped over from Reddit

  • hikeandbike@midwest.social
    7·
    1 年前

    Hello, Lemmy! Hikeandbike here. I’m an IT network administrator from Michigan.

    I was never quite active on Reddit… So can’t quite say I’m a refugee. But, heard about Lemmy on the Self Hosted podcast and thought I’d give it a try!

    As my username says, I enjoy hiking, and more specifically, mountain biking. Just backpacked the Manistee River Trail and trying to find some time to backpack the trails along the Pictured Rocks.

    Besides that, self hosting, rock climbing (mostly indoor,) and Linux & open source are how I spend my free time.

  • maskedwallaby@midwest.social
    7·
    1 年前

    Hello! Quad Citizen reporting in, pretty active in the /r/Iowa and /r/QuadCities subreddits and poking around to see who’s popped up in Lemmy.

    MOST of our buildings are solid.

  • LinkChef@midwest.socialEnglish
    7·
    1 年前

    Hi from Topeka, KS! I’m a software engineer who loves games, cooking, and his friends. Thank you seahorse for starting this up!

  • orbitalsawsashimi @midwest.social
    7·
    1 年前

    hello! I’m a non-binary Chicago-based cyclist, film photographer, 3d artist, and open source contributor when I get the time.

    slowly getting my bearings out here in the fediverse; like many others I am yet another longtime Reddit refugee. stoked for Sync for Lemmy soon—that’ll feel like I’ve officially switched over.

  • BukoSpooko@midwest.social
    7·
    1 年前

    Hey friends! Twin Cities chiming in. Classic story of jumping ship now that reddit has struck the iceberg. Hoping to find new communities here for scratching my artistic itches. I’m a drummer, DJ, designer, illustrator, who dabbles with music production. Let’s get weird.