And saw a bunch of posts about the third party apps closing down, and lots of negativity about that whole fiasco.

… And I realized I hadn’t been there for a week… And frankly didn’t miss it. I am really loving the beehaw (and Lemmy as a whole) community. Thanks for being open, welcoming, responsive, engaging, and just generally nice people. I’m happy to be here. :)

  • mobiuscoffee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    When I was feeling overwhelmed by all the cumbersome clicks that come with getting used to lemmy, I found kbin to be a better way to just explore what’s across all instances.

    https://kbin.social/

    It’s a different project but can access and interact with everything on lemmy.

    • CheshireSnake@lemmy.oneEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Is there a mobile app for kbin.social? I’d like to use that too since that’s where I browse on my PC, but Jerboa doesn’t seem to support it.

      • mobiuscoffee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        I’m not sure! I stopped using kbin after getting more comfortable with how lemmy works.

        I think I remember something about a very early build for an app, but I’m not sure. You should make a thread and ask!

    • Evkob@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      It’s so cool to be able to use different front-ends to access the same content. I personally prefer Lemmy’s software, but it’s refreshing to have a choice in how we interact with a content platform.

      • Gork@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        It’s the social media equivalent of KDE and Gnome.

        With KDE being kbin in this analogy because they both have the letter k in it. Logic.

        • Evkob@lemmy.caEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          I love that! Honestly the whole reddit fiasco has been a huge push for me to switch to open-source platforms. I’m now on Invidious instead of Youtube, here instead of reddit, and I downloaded the LibRedirect addon to redirect me to open-source alternatives whenever available.

          I already run Linux Mint on my laptop, so right now the last big holdout is my desktop running the reviOS version of Windows 11, and my phone which I need to get around to rooting.

          • Gork@beehaw.orgEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            That’s great! I think we’re at a stage of the Internet where companies are grasping ever tighter. But as Princess Leia said, “The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.”

      • mobiuscoffee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’ve ended up liking the lemmy interface more, but it was definitely way too overwhelming at first. Kbin helped me understand how content is spread out across instances in a much more obvious way.

        That then let me know which communities I should sub to in order to make my lemmy account more what I wanted and expected.

        • Evkob@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I’m definitely a nerd who loves to tinker with tech-y stuff so I just spent an entire day playing around, but yeah kbin has a bunch of potential in regards to making onboarding smoother.