Lemmy in general has a hard-on for google/windows/non-Foss hate and extreme privacy :) Double edged sword imo, it’s probably what makes lemmy great, but the whole shtick also becomes old fast :)
Personally I’ll stick to my Google assistance, windows gaming pc and limited privacy (anonimity to a reasonable degree, almost no pictures of myself or my family on public social media).
it’s probably what makes lemmy great, but the whole shtick also becomes old fast :)
It’s also what will make lemmy fail. Average users are pretty much bullied away back to Reddit. If you want Reddit to fail, you can’t make the alternative a shittier more toxic place to be. Lemmy currently has ~30K active monthly users and dropping steadily.
Personally with that number dropping, I don’t see many instances staying up, as it’s not free to operate, and app developers will surely dwindle.
Lemmy is absolutely not a welcoming place if you are interested in anything other than public transit, linux, or FOSS. Lemmy will end up like VOAT. Lemmy may not be filled with child porn, fat hate, and trans hate like VOAT was, but Lemmy is definitely filled with extremists.
Similar. I take what I consider to be reasonable precautions… I have smarthome stuff but I stick with standards that work locally, or if I must look elsewhere then I aim for FOSS and/or reputable companies. I avoid social media, and avoid putting much of my Identity online.
Other than that… I dunno, we already live in the privacy post-apocalypse. It’s unavoidable, someone is recording you in every store, some friend will inevitably post some picture of you on Facebook, you’re going to have to deal with people who prefer WhatsApp over Signal or whatever. Just enjoy it and don’t stress.
Lemmy in general has a hard-on for google/windows/non-Foss hate and extreme privacy :) Double edged sword imo, it’s probably what makes lemmy great, but the whole shtick also becomes old fast :)
Personally I’ll stick to my Google assistance, windows gaming pc and limited privacy (anonimity to a reasonable degree, almost no pictures of myself or my family on public social media).
Life is quite stress-free that way tbh :)
It’s also what will make lemmy fail. Average users are pretty much bullied away back to Reddit. If you want Reddit to fail, you can’t make the alternative a shittier more toxic place to be. Lemmy currently has ~30K active monthly users and dropping steadily.
Personally with that number dropping, I don’t see many instances staying up, as it’s not free to operate, and app developers will surely dwindle.
Lemmy is absolutely not a welcoming place if you are interested in anything other than public transit, linux, or FOSS. Lemmy will end up like VOAT. Lemmy may not be filled with child porn, fat hate, and trans hate like VOAT was, but Lemmy is definitely filled with extremists.
Similar. I take what I consider to be reasonable precautions… I have smarthome stuff but I stick with standards that work locally, or if I must look elsewhere then I aim for FOSS and/or reputable companies. I avoid social media, and avoid putting much of my Identity online.
Other than that… I dunno, we already live in the privacy post-apocalypse. It’s unavoidable, someone is recording you in every store, some friend will inevitably post some picture of you on Facebook, you’re going to have to deal with people who prefer WhatsApp over Signal or whatever. Just enjoy it and don’t stress.