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Lemmy is a tech literate echo chamber (aussie.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I feel like the people I interact with irl don't even know how to boot from a USB. People here probably know how to do some form of coding or at least navigate a directory through the command line. Stg I would bet money on the average person not even being able to create a Lemmy account without assistance.

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[–] 57 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

Honestly, Lemmy does have a lot of the early Reddit vibes. Reddit was largely started as a programming forum, and this user base definitely has a lot of similar traits.

And if you start using user tags, (not native to Lemmy, but most clients have the functionality added,) you’ll realize just how active users are, and how tight-knit the comments sections really are. I often end up finding myself responding to the same 10-20 users.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You're now tagged as "user tag advocate". See you around!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Can anyone recommend a good Lemmy client for Linux? Bonus points if it works well in portrait mode.

    I am on Pop!_OS 22.04 and the only apps in the COSMIC Store are Interstellar and Lemonade.

    Interstellar seems fine but if there is a way to tag users in it I can't seem to figure it out, it also seems designed for Landscape mode and it's a little cramped on my second monitor.

    Lemonade hasn't been updated since October of 2023, so I'm a little wary of trying that one out. I can't even tell if they are still developing it or something called Ouch Browser, if its the same project with a new name, or just abandoned alltogether.

    I know there are other Lemmy Apps but I am a little lost tbh.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I had a few - not a lot, but some - user notes, but recently switched phones (and to GrapheneOS) and lost them. I used and use Connect, which does have an export/import process, but when I start it I can't find a way to actually begin the export, i.e. generate the file.

    As such, I'm stuck recreating notes by hand. Still, I enjoy creating new ones, as I just did for you, and I love the aspect of Lemmy that you described.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Oh hey, I had you tagged as “not named after the tiles”, so this isn’t the first time I’ve seen you around!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Flattered to have earned the distinction! I'm not as prolific as some, but I'm always around and have talked about my username at least five times, so it's not surprising that you would have made note of it.

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