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I used to browse Reddit 90+% of the time from my phone through the RiF app, so after June 30th, here is what I did and what I recommend as a starter pack for others in the same situation:

  • Create account on lemmy.world, so the browser part is covered
  • Search for the information on which app provides the closest to the RiF (Apollo, etc.) experience
  • Instal Liftoff and be happy - it is just like RiF :-) (for Apollo and others, it could be different - find your own favorite!)
  • Dial back dramatically on using Reddit at all. I only load 4 subs in my phone's browser, because I did not find the Lemmy / Fediverse alternatives yet
  • Constantly look for the communities to replace the subreddits you are still visiting
  • OPTIONAL - once or twice a week, look at /r/pics and /r/videos and laugh at the creativity of the still ongoing protest :-)

So that is where I am right now, posting this via the web browser on the lemmy.world site, by pressing "create a post". Seems easy enough for now, but I find it a bit confusing that other people can post from Mastodon and other Lemmy instances... Do they see the same communities I do? Do I see all Lemmy communities if I use lemmy.world....? So many questions, but it's exciting to explore this brand new structure.

Even after reading the Fediverse and ActivityPub articles on Wikipedia my head is spinning, and I don't really understand how everything fits / works together, but here I am! An ex(-ish) Redditor after the APIcalypse, looking for cool new communities, and excited about the future that the Fediverse can bring!

(I'm willing to learn! Someone please link me a FAQ where I can find the answers to my questions :-) )

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[-] metaStatic@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

browse Tildes and wish you could get an invite because they talk about things other than reddit and beans

then log in here and talk about reddit and beans.

[-] beefbaby182@mastodon.social 3 points 1 year ago
[-] metaStatic@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't want to be part of anything that would have me as a member

[-] Sati1984@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sure thank you, I'd gladly check it out!

Small question - is Tildes not part of the "Fediverse"? If it is, why can't I use it with my lemmy.world account? Are there multiple Fediverses? :-)

[-] beefbaby182@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

@Sati1984 Tildes is not part of the fediverse. DM me for an invite

[-] freamon@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago
[-] gsa32@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I can send you an invite if nobody has sent you one yet

[-] freamon@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Yes pls. I haven't heard back from the person who asked me to DM them. I don't know if it's a technical issue or not (or maybe I was supposed to msg them through mastodon?), or if you need a DM from me, or whether you can just send me one through the messaging system. Thanks.

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