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  1. Use distributed, federated services like Lemmy, mastodon etc.
  2. Support the hosts with our own funds.
  3. Moderate our own communities.

The second point is the most important. Reddit happened because they are a corporate entity seeking profit. Let's own our social media platforms by actively contributing funds to them.

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[-] DeimosE2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well said. I'll just use both. I see no reason to completely abandon reddit until it stops serving its purpose to me. I just think it's a bit silly how early people are saying Lemmy is taking over and Reddit is dead. If people are more realistic right now then they won't be disappointed later on. I'll be around for both websites and I hope to see Lemmy grow into something special.

[-] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I won't be using both because I don't feel comfortable with that plan for myself, but I totally understand your reasoning. My life choices followed a different path when it comes to social media. I just like this environment so much because there are really cool people to interact with. Even if I get in an argument with somebody, it's good for me because we're having a reasonable argument. On Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, social media et al you can't do that. I feel more me on here.

[-] DeimosE2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Glad you feel that way. Hope to see you around.

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