Could anyone explain to my why some people are trying so incredible hard to turn lemmy/kbin into Reddit 2.0?

Reddit wasn’t exactly great before this migration wave, it hasn’t been an interesting place in quite some time and I sincerely doubt it will get better in the future.

In my opinion most content on there is pretty much trash in a variety of flavors. That and doomscrolling. Sure there is niche subs and I get that losing them to might suck, but everyone managed before we had those and everyone will manage now. There is always the option to remake them somewhere else when Reddit decides to kill them, be it by removing modding tools, drowning the content in ads or what ever malicious shit might happen.

In most cases a massive number of users has been detrimental to the quality of subs. I don’t really see the benefit trying to get as many people to switch as possible. In fact I think there is an argument to be made for smaller communities.

There is also a tendency to argue that people shouldn’t use Reddit. People also drink till they black out and shouldn’t do that either. Or drive their cars over the speed limit. Or pronounce “gif” with a “j”. Why not let everyone do what they want, why does this have to be a binary choice or a choice at all?

Maybe a few people just feel like this is some kind of battle that has to be won. It isn’t. Reddit will try to make as much money as possible at any cost, it is how most companies operate in capitalistim. You don’t have to like it. As a matter of fact I’d respect you more if you didn’t. But it is nothing you will fix by trying to “convert” people to Lemmy like you are a Jehovah’s Witness of discussion platforms.

Or maybe you are mad at spez. Good, he is an ass. Maybe other people will realize that and take it as a reason to use Reddit less or not at all. Maybe they won’t. You don’t exactly have agency when it comes to their decision.

So what exactly is it that is driving you? Do people have friends over there they want to bring over here? Do you miss the endless meme subs and can’t survive without them?

I clearly don’t get it and would very much appreciate some comments, so I might be able to understand your motivation better.

  • Otome-chan@kbin.social
    78·
    2 years ago

    personally I just want communities full of stuff that I like and that I’m interested in. as long as it’s comfy and I’m getting some good chats, news, and content, I don’t really care if it’s “like reddit” or not.

    • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
      28·
      2 years ago

      This.

      I think a large contingent were addicted to reddit, including the toxic parts, because they can’t recall how good reddit was early on.

      Its like getting dumped by a girlfriend; you want it all back, even the shitty parts.

      • hoilst@kbin.social
        5·
        2 years ago

        Heh, the growing passive-aggression the last few years definitely was Toxic Ex-Girlfriend territory.

      • catboss@feddit.deOP
        4·
        2 years ago

        That’s a good point I can relate with. I didn’t think about it like that. Thanks for both your replies.

    • Onii-Chan@kbin.social
      8·
      2 years ago

      I don’t care if it gets even remotely as popular either, and almost hope it doesn’t. I’ve been having a great time here, and the userbase is a fraction of the size of reddit. I believe this is a huge reason it’s so refreshing; anytime the majority flood a platform, the quality of discussion and content drastically drop. This place is small and niche enough to allow meaningful communities to form.

      I haven’t enjoyed the internet this much since the mid-00’s.

    • s6original@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 years ago

      I agree. I came here to find a new place but it seems like many Reddit refugees want to make Lemmy a clone. Hopefully it will all smooth out with time because I have no interest in looking back.

      • FaceDeer@kbin.social
        10·
        2 years ago

        People aren’t literally being kicked out of Reddit, Reddit still exists. So I suspect that the refugees you’re seeing aren’t actually wanting a Reddit clone, since they can still have the real thing if they really want that. They just want certain Reddit features.

        And I see nothing wrong with that. Reddit as a whole may have become crappy over the years, but that doesn’t mean the right reaction is to reject every possible detail of how it worked. There are some good bits. Reddit has threaded conversations, should Lemmy remove those just because Reddit has them? Copy the good bits.