Lemmy and Kbin: The Best Reddit Alternatives?

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Lemmy and Kbin: The Best Reddit Alternatives?
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A writeup in PCMag!

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I can’t get into calling subs “magazines”. Communities is much better.

Just call them "clips." /s Seriously though, the aesthetic of Kbin is its best feature, but the concept behind the threads seems. I dunno. Weird. Lemmy feels janky and basic, like old Reddit. 💗

I'd argue that kbin's UI is no longer a standout feature. Beautiful custom frontends for Lemmy like Alexandrite have been popping up left and right.

Kbin's UI reminds me of old Digg.

I prefer Lemmy's.

This looks cool but not my cup of tea. Any other custom frontends we should know about?

If it helps at all, the Alexandrite settings let you change the colors.

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Same. This is just bizarre to me. Paper magazines aren’t as common in the world today as they used to be, but neither are they some ancient thing that has passed out of history, allowing the word to be used for pure metaphorical value. Maybe some people are young enough for it to be so, but certainly not me.

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