I’ll go first…

My favorite Fediverse platforms as of 2024

  1. Mastodon - my main social feed platform that first introduced me to the Fediverse in general.

  2. Lemmy - my second main social feed platform that originally substituted Reddit from years ago.

  3. Matrix protocol - communication platform I use to connect with users on the Lemmy instance I’m on

  4. Peertube - would love to get an account going and use it more often but still don’t know how but there’s FediVideo.

  5. Bookwyrm - Goodreads alternative that I signed up for that could use more work for a genuine reading tracker.

BONUS: my least favorite Fediverse platform lately

WordPress - because I used to run art blogs on there before I heard word about drama about the CEO of the corporation so I basically had to put out my last existing art blog…RIP.

  • Cossty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    6 hours ago

    I really wanted to like bookwyrm and use it but it’s just so bare bones. Instead, I switched from goodreads to StoryGraph like two years ago. I really like some of its features like content warnings, moods, very detailed stats of my reading habits, etc.

  • QuarterSwede@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    7 hours ago

    Mastodon. Easily better than Twitter in every way, even when it wasn’t full of garbage. Can’t say the same for Lemmy, it’s not bad, and in some ways better but in some ways worse.

  • viking@infosec.pubEnglish
    4·
    7 hours ago

    Nextcloud is federated? First time I hear about that.

    For me it’s Lemmy, without a doubt. Never used Twitter, tried mastodon to see what it’s all about, didn’t like it.

    Matrix seems decent, but nobody I know uses it, and finding useful groups is painful, especially on other instances (servers, whatever they call them).

  • PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    20·
    11 hours ago

    Unfortunately, Lemmy is the only one with content that appeals to me so far (at least to my knowledge, given the near-unsearchable nature of the fediverseso far). The platforms just aren’t large enough.

    • OpenStars@piefed.socialEnglish
      6·
      10 hours ago

      Iirc Mastodon is about to add a global search function. I’ve never used it, nor even Twitter (back before it was cancelled into X), just passing on what I heard.

      And PieFed and Mbin are also sort of “Lemmy” (though neither in that graphic that I saw:-).

  • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.orgEnglish
    40·
    13 hours ago

    Lemmy, shortly followed by Piefed.

    Will probably switch once Piefed gets mobile apps support and comments view

        • tron@midwest.socialEnglish
          4·
          7 hours ago

          I looked thru this blog hopeful that there would be protection against mod abuse. Instead you can get banned for downvoting? I don’t want to be looking over my back because some dipshit mod had a bad take. This is generating way too much analytical data on users. Communities don’t need empowered super mods treating users like numbers on a spreadsheet. Lemmy for sure has problems (ml) but this isn’t the answer.

          • Dave@lemmy.nzEnglish
            3·
            4 hours ago

            PieFed communicates with Lemmy. Same content, different platform. That’s one awesome thing about federation.

            There is also mbin (fork of kbin), and Sublinks, which is API compatible with Lemmy so should be able to use Lemmy apps with it (from memory, this is what Beehaw are hoping to move to).

  • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    9 hours ago

    Lemmy. I’ve only tried mastodon other and it was mainly just people talking about politics. Which, fair enough Musk make it horrible, but I like to see shitposts and stuff like old twitter :(
    I try to post little things aken to Tumblr shitposts but I’ve gotten a grand total of 0 likes.

  • seaQueue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    12 hours ago

    Lemmy, I like the simple post structure with all related commentary under the original submission.

    Mastodon is fine for people who like it but it’s hard to follow the thread of replies as every reply is its own individual post.

    I guess the twatter format makes sense for dashing off quick messages but I find it hard to follow and it’s difficult to find communities and topics of interest without also including a shit-ton of noise along with the signal.

  • eldrichhydralisk@piefed.socialEnglish
    9·
    12 hours ago

    Mastodon has successfully replaced Twitter for me, so it’s by far my favorite. It does still need better tools for dealing with large-scale posts and users, but overall it feels like it’s actually doing the job I want done.

    I want to like Piefed/Lemmy more than I actually do. The Fediverse answer to Reddit just doesn’t feel ready for prime time yet. It’s hard to find/connect with communities and the user base doesn’t have that “can address basically any question” magic.

    • BossDj@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      9 hours ago

      I’ve tried mastodon and followed a couple people. But I never did Twitter either. Could you recommend how I could best use mastodon? Who to follow, or for to sort/search out whatever what’s popular? I couldn’t figure it out

      • eldrichhydralisk@piefed.socialEnglish
        3·
        8 hours ago

        Following hashtags is really powerful and useful on Mastodon. You can click any hashtag on a post to see other posts that use it, and if you like it there’s a button you can click to start following that hashtag. You can also search for hashtags in the Explore section. Since there’s no algorithm, hashtags are the primary way to get things that interest you into your feed.

        @FediTips@social.growyourown.services posts tips on how to use Mastodon, so it’s really helpful to follow as a newbie.

        @FediFollows@social.growyourown.services posts lists of interesting accounts on Mastodon, usually by topic. It’s a good way to grow your follow list!

    • OpenStars@piefed.socialEnglish
      4·
      9 hours ago

      Right now the tools wouldn’t support mainstream users anyway. They will only come after those are ready, and even then it will be a struggle.

      But for now, e.g. a good fraction of the time on PieFed.social a notification won’t take me to where it is intending to send me, bc of some prior comment being collapsed, hidden, buried in a thread, etc. - and this is the kind of stuff that will quickly send mainstream people packing.