Hello queer friends, So a few days ago I left reddit and I started looking into the fediverse as an alternative but the more I read the more confused I got XD So I would like some help please. I did read the “The Queer Guide to Finding a Fediverse Server” which was helpful but I would like more information.

I have come to understand that mastodon, kbin, lemmy and others just work as front ends to the fediverse so it’s more personal preference?

I also found bookwyrm and since I have a goodreads account is it a good switch? And how would I go about connecting that to what ever front end I choose?

I have not decided what front end I will use, I know mastodon is the most used one but it’s UI feels to much like twitter and I detest twitters UI. I wish there as something like tumblr but Lemmy is the one that is closer to that right even if it’s modelled after reddit? Or I might just make it easy for myself and stay here I don’t know.

All I know is that I’m currently feeling like the gif of that blond dude with the handlebar moustache saying “WTF”… XD

Also ELI5 because I’m not techy and I have dyslexia. I will probably ask more questions in the comments…

    • Jon@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      Welcome! A bit more on kbin and lemmy as reddit alternatives:

      You can follow and post to Lemmy communities from kbin, upvote and downvote posts, and leave comments. The same the other way around. At least, you can when it’s working, sometimes bugs get in the way!

      You can also follow and post to either from Mastodon, and make comments, but you can’t upvote or downvote from Mastodon.

      In general Mastodon’s a more Twitter-like experience, Lemmy is Reddit-like, and KBin merges the two – it’s got a “microblog” tab as well as the link aggregation.

      Update: If you don’t like Mastodon’s interface, there’s also CalcKey, which has a very different feel. I’ve got an account blahaj.zone, which is a very queer-friendly CalcKey instances, and there are others as well including calckey.lgbt.

        • NaN@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          1 year ago

          It is a microblogging platform like Mastodon, and is also compatible with Mastodon so people on both sides can communicate.

          It can also read Lemmy, for example this thread is at https://blahaj.zone/notes/9gm1zf2t3e (it looks like it is not completely synchronized though).

          The Lemmy experience is usable but imo not as much as using Lemmy directly or through an app.