I didn’t really care about the subreddit even before the API shitshow, as I find the place filled with toxic, elitist gatekeepers.

As I was just starting to self-host and was merely a modest hobbyist, I only encountered hate and downvotes there.

In short, I don’t miss that place.

That said, I find the community here much more helpful and positive. It could use a bit more engagement, and we should all post and share more—myself included. But overall, I like it.

/r/selfhosted remains just an entry in my RSS feed to ensure I don’t miss anything of interest; mostly, I just read post titles.

So let them have their primary space over there.

reddit is dead to me so I only see what gets posted here anyway.

edit: Steven Huffman is a greedy pigboy 🐖🐖

Reddit is dead to me and blocked in my router, so I’m good sharing knowledge and cool stuff here.

It wasn’t always followed on Reddit, but downvoting there was supposed to be for comments that don’t contribute to the conversation.

Here the guidance is looser – the docs don’t address comments, but do say to “upvote posts that you like.”

I’ve tried contributing to some conversations and sometimes present a different viewpoint in the interest of thought exchange, but this often results in massive downvotes because people disagree. I’m not going to waste my energy contributing to a community that ends up burying my posts because we have different opinions.

That’s true on Reddit to, so I’m kind of being tangential to the original question. I guess what I’m saying is that some people might feel like I do and won’t engage in any community, be it Reddit or Lemmy, if it’s just going to be an echo chamber.