2026-02-03 06:34 UTC
Replies (13)
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@abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 2026-02-03 06:53
I'd say Lemmy is more interactive and Mastodon is more broadcast
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@dessalines@lemmy.ml 2026-02-03 13:46
The core function of lemmy, is following communities, either built around a topic, region, or anything else. The core function of mastodon, is following people. The only way to make microblogging tolerable, IMO is to follow "topic-based" accounts. I might be interested in what a person thinks about a topic, but I'm not interested in what food they ate that day. There's also the issue of overwhelming feeds: not everyone can be a celebrity, and there's a limit to the number of people we can hold in our heads and follow, before our entire day is wrecked. I can't use most microblogging because its just too overwhelming, and I don't care about celebrities outside of a few writers or academics.
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@reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 2026-02-03 07:10
Yeah ever since it started hosting serious topics I’ve had the impression microblogging encourages ‘gotcha’ behavior and discourages meaningful discussion. Less so when it first launched and was mostly used to follow what your favorite band was up to or watch your friend live tweet a south park episode.
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@florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-02-03 12:51
You can use both for both lol. Plenty of lemmy is people just yelling their takes, or pushing the links they want you to see. Plenty of Mastodon is people filtering by the hashtags they care about and having long form conversations within those topics. They both take a fire hose of federated data and sort it out for you in a similar fashion. One is just more horizontal and one is more vertical.
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@jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 2026-02-03 12:04
Totally. Mastodon is like standing on a chair and shouting something at people. Lemmy is like a conversation in a group.
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@reabsorbthelight@lemmy.world 2026-02-03 06:51
Mastodon is awkward to use for me. Filters and following give poor control. Lemmy gives me only what I want to see. I like bluesky feeds and wish mastodon had them. Then it would be easier to use imo
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@AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 2026-02-03 13:57
Mastodon is for kind middle-aged trekkies to hold forth about how to live a good life (it involves Linux, and stopping to look at the flowers) Lemmy is for goblin-moders to vent about their mental health issues using memes
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@itsathursday@lemmy.world 2026-02-03 11:02
It all filters through on my depression rectangle through Lemmy so it’s all the same to me. A shitpost comment is likely coming your way if you post here or there.
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@abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 2026-02-03 06:53
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@Nemo@slrpnk.net 2026-02-03 13:13
No, both social. "Social media" means content is provided by the users, not the website proprietor.
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@Digit@lemmy.wtf 2026-02-04 02:14
> Is Lemmy inherently more “social” and Mastodon more “individual” media? In my experience on Lemmy over the past few years, compared to many years more on diaspora or mastodon, yes.
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@PointyFluff@lemmy.ml 2026-02-04 02:58
lemmy = reddit reposts + furry porn mastadon = nazibot reposts + furry porn
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@BallyM@lemmy.world 2026-02-03 15:50
Yeh, I see your point. But I think every app’s design also nudges us one way or another