People started talking about the reddit API change and named lemmy as an alternative. So that's the one I checked out. Didn't here of kbin til I was already here.
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2023
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Everyone in kbin is handsome and / or gorgeous! Everyone in Lemmy is a Lemmy user π /s
In all seriousness, kbin is developed by Ernest who is an extremely devoted and trustworthy dev. Lemmy is developed by CCP shills. That's the reason I chose kbin.
kbin is also getting steadily updated and I have a very good feeling about its stability and featureset in a few months taking a look at the GitHub.
I'm in both, but I'm a Reddit refugee looking for a similar experience. 99% of my Reddit's time was through the RIF app and Jeroba looks and feels the same, so currently I only use lemmy.
I wouldn't mind switching over to kbin if it gets better in the future since I can read everything from anywhere.
I'd like to hear something about people who use both
I want to use Kbin much more, as it looks hella nicer, but I can't find any button to collapse comments and the reply thread field is on the very bottom of a post... so yeah, that's annoying lol
There are userscripts to fix those. Google βKbin userscriptsβ. They use tampermonkey
I gotta say, Kbin has such a nicer UI. Lemmy has to step up a notch.
I prefer the UI of lemmy.world to Kbin, and it's been smoother for me as well. But I've got an account at both. Still haven't entirely made up my mind on which to make my "main".
I'm in the very same boat, but I find myself using kbin more every day. BUT Sync for Lemmy is comming, so...
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I feel like Lemmy has more content, probably because it's been around longer, so it's a good base to build from.
I'm also giving an answer to the other thread on Kbin, since I think there are good reasons to use that one as well. They're both solid, and I'm using both regularly--often viewing posts from one service on the other. For me, it's "yes AND," not "no BUT."
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I have accounts on 3 Lemmy instances and this one on kbin, right now I use kbin a bit more cause itβs smoother for me, but if Lemmy apps mature faster I might use those more.
I never really got that attached to any of my Reddit accounts either, so that feels natural to me.
I don't understand why the content looks way different on Lemmy world. I keep getting nsfw stuff in all on Lemmy. If I use mlem it doesn't even bother to blur it. If I use the web page I get that loading as you're reading bug that makes the site unusable. Kbin is just a much better experience at the moment.
I first was on Lemmy, now on kbin. Kbin is just a much more nicer experience. Also it's not developed by tankies who glorify f*cking Mao Zedong. Simple as that.
Fair enough, but unless their politics influence the platform then there really isn't an issue. So far they don't, and there isn't.
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Kbin just sounds cooler, dude.
I mean, lemmy - that's just lame with extra steps. Eww. Yuck. Yucky. Not cool. Actual cringe, tbh. π€’
Kbin. That's like cool-beans, dude. Actually rad. And based. π
Who doesn't want to be cool? I tell you, nerds, that's who. Do you want to be a nerd? Didn't think so.
Checkmate. Try proving me wrong (pro-tip: you can't)
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