Perfectly valid way of doing it. I know a lot of people hate All on Lemmy or Reddit, and I get it. I just like to spend a portion of my time on All to see things that I would never learn about on my own.

I’ve been learning so much about Australia and NZ that I would never learn otherwise and I enjoy that. I’m in the US, so I’d never see local news from there if I stick to subscriptions. Do I want to learn all sorts of things about that? Not especially, but All lets me see what catches my eye. World just has a little too much to make it efficient, and the vibe in general is just more Reddit. Beehaw comes off more friendshipy to me, which also encourages me to participate in talking about things that I may not be as knowledgeable about.

But that’s just what I want for me, everyone else may want something else, but that’s why we have options.

Wherever I find myself questioning the Beehaw restrictions, I browse All on lemmy.world. I can read All here with no real regrets. Anywhere else… Ehhhhhh

Very valid points. I forgot WordPad existed and I use Notepad way more than I’ve ever used WordPad. But many people still havent really used computers much in depth beyond specific things they’ve been shown.

I know I could just use Google Docs or throw LibreOffice in there, but many people now in retirement age have still managed to dodge learning much about computers.

If you deliver a new computer that can’t type a letter, send an email, and play YouTube out of the box, that seems like a fail. And I feel many that won’t know what do do without something like WordPad also may not have an Internet connection, nor should they have to if they just need a presentable looking doc.

Trying to reinvigorate !superbowl@lemmy.world and !anime@lemmy.ml .

SuperbOwl migrated from Reddit but nobody was doing anything with it. I try to post at least one owl a day. Currently I’m posting one owl rescue a day for each US state so people can visit and support them in person. Today is #11, Hawaii.

Anime communities seem so dead in Lemmy. There was finally an active thread last weekend, so I wanted to try to start another one this weekend.

I don’t block too many things, because there can occasionally be news related to a topic I have no interest in that is still interesting. Like I have no interest in sports, but if there’s something big like a scandal or arrest or some great play it mistakes, it’s fun to catch that stuff.

The main things I outright block are anything NSFW that is definitely not for me, but mostly it’s just about all of the meme communities. The amount of material those groups churn out is overwhelming and so many just seem so low effort. Things like programming humor generally don’t bother me much, but most are just meh.

Oh that is cool. I thought it had an ending but I lost a lot of plot points between seasons which is probably why I have no idea what happened after season 1. I’m good with a graphic novel to wrap it up.

Now I just need someone to finish Infinity Train!

I haven’t decided if it’s any better yet. I’m pretty far left, but radicals on both extremes get pretty weird. At least it’s different propaganda!

Top for me have to be the combo of Aniyomi and WVC.

Aniyomi is a Tachiyomi fork that adds anime extensions. Tachi is great as is, but after Anyme shut down, I needed something to watch and track anime with MAL integration. Plus if you read manga, I’d assume you watch anime too. App and extensions receive regular updates.

WVC aka Web Video Caster. Chromecast any video. I have watched soooooo much stuff on my TV through this. Great controls and features, frequent updates, and they’re on Reddit to talk to directly if you have issues or feature requests. Great team of people and wonderful app. First premium app I bought.

Bring! is a close third. Works on Android and iOS so me and SO can both share a shopping list every since Google screwed theirs up. Was great when Google Assistant was linked to it, but Google broke that too. Still a great app though. We get notifications when the other person adds an item in case one of us is running errands already.

Hah, I do remember hearing something like that about one of the conservative forums last month. I think Teddy Roosevelt would approve.

I should go back and rewatch this. I really enjoyed the first season, but then I know I watched the rest but couldn’t tell you what all happened.

Most don’t want to be the first or only one to get the spotlight on them. I’m very shy and reserved in person until I feel I know someone well, so I’ve enjoyed the smaller audience here. Heck, on this instance there isn’t even a down vote. So i try to take advantage of it to work on myself.

Sometimes I’ll start to post, and change my mind, but at least it has me trying more. It’s a process, and like anything else, they’ll be things that fall flat. But most groups seem to be positive, especially here. I try to upvote just about everyone that interacts with me to encourage them back too.

That would only be useful a few days a year though. They end up with something much better and fun all year round, so it serves a valuable purpose!

For more fun: !foxnews@lemmy.sdf.org

The ratio is probably the same or better technically. They have about 400k subs and the posts get like a dozen comments. I didnt post there though, because there were a good number of daily posts. It’s dead here so far, so I decided it was up to me to be the change I wanted to see.

I do feel good breaking into the 100+ likes, but it’s just kinda one sided feeling. Like if you say hello to someone and they smile, but don’t say hi back ever, if that makes sense.

Well it’s here on Lemmy now too for you to enjoy if you wish.

I’m no means an expert, just a wildlife fan. My SO loves owls, so that’s gotten me to be quite the fan in return. They also love orcas, but owls are easier for me to find and photograph!

Definitely understand! Thank you for contributing all that you do, no matter what pseudonym it’s under!

Yup, plenty of others posting all the doom and gloom environmental stuff, so I stick to sharing pics of happy fluffballs to balance it out. Love for our fellow beasties is probably what got many environmentalists into it to begin with, and it’s important to remember the fun part of it.

You have a pretty solid comment history and I recognize a good number of your recent comments from posts I’ve read. You’re certainly doing your part!

In Liftoff it doesn’t show the communities the comments are from, which I think is pretty useless, I don’t know if other apps do. What community are you trying to build up?

!superbowl@lemmy.world (pictures of owls)

Was a fan on Reddit, saw it was already on Lemmy, but then nobody did anything with it.

I’m on day 3 of The 50 States of Owls, trying to show off a bird rescue org in every state that people can visit and support.

Exactly. I try to keep an eye out for the regular “what weird community did you discover” posts and do a polite plug for it. I’m not even the mod, but they don’t post anything there either. I don’t want to mod so I don’t care so much about that. I just want someone else to post so I don’t feel it’s on my shoulders too keep it alive.

My default sort is Top Last 6 Hours, but I try to remember to switch to New every now and then and find a 0 comment post or two to reply to.

The amount of content has been ok. It’s not always what I’m looking for, but I’ve been learning about ecology in Australia and other things I never would have on my own or on Reddit because it would get buried.

The part I like best though is also the part I like least - engagement.

I loved Lemmy right away because all of a sudden I could post or comment and not be lost in a swarm of clickbait articles or useless comments like “this” or “I also choose this guy’s wife” things. But so many things are posted that get decent up votes but no comments. There are good articles posted, but no one comments, while ragebait things about defederation and politics get all the interaction. People say they want niche content, but dont post it or don’t engage with it.

I’ve been trying for weeks now to get a niche sub going. It’s finally above 1k subs, my posts can get 100 up votes, especially on weekends, not most posts don’t get a single comment. How long do you want me to post without making me feel it’s worth my time? The votes tell me at least people are seeing it, but if you don’t talk to the group, how’s it going to grow? I’m posting animal pics, some OC, some not. Google up a pic you like, and post it with a comment. It isn’t hard.

I don’t judge, but I do not care at all for all the meme groups. If I could block all communities with meme in the name I would. But those guys post like crazy. It’s the same amount of effort to post that stuff as a pic you think is cool, an article about your town, or something you did or saw that was fun. Post that stuff! Comment on things! Let posters know you like what they post.

This got more ranty than I intended, but it’s been getting to me lately. I am enjoying Lemmy, Beehaw in particular, but I want it to grow in a healthy way.