Background: I was banned from Reddit for questioning the system and feel that true leftist ideologies on Reddit are severely censored (despite being considered one of the few last leftist social media platforms).
I think the left needs more tech literacy and I hope the Fediverse is the future.
So, I am wondering what made folks curious about alternative options?
Lol. Reddit hasn't been leftist in a long time if it ever really was. There were some leftist spaces, and I guess a lot of users were left-of-center, but the platform certainly wasn't.
I came over here when they blocked third party apps. I didn't join earlier because I thought it'd be similar to Voat, which was apparently horrible and an alt-right cesspool. I was pleasantly surprised. I like that people can have actual discussions here without things being flooded by thousands of comments.
Also, since you're new, I'd recommend against Lemmy.world. They're a little aggressive with moderation. They're the largest instance, which is another reason to go somewhere else. The fediverse works best when no one instance controls it.