For me, it’s a few things.

  1. A way to burn time that doesn’t feel like a digital sugar rush.

  2. Support, camaraderie, and kindness, primarily from /r/stopdrinking.

  3. Niche stuff, like ideas for local hiking and backpacking trips, propaganda posters, and kayaking info.

  • C. Jonah @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I’ll co-sign all of that! Niche stuff is why I was on Reddit.

    Fitness for FTM guys, my city’s local page, subs for my dogs’ specific breeds, Jewish cooking. The communities that grew organically in n niche spots brought me a lot of joy.

    Also hey! Kayaking! If you know of a Lemmy community for it, I’m game! Always nice to run into other paddlers.

    • tovi@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Have you found a Jewish cooking niche here yet? Because I would absolutely be into that! I’m not good at cooking, but one of the few exceptions to that is that I make fantastic challah, and I’m always up for sharing that.

    • mcpheeandme@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      That’s great stuff! I really hope we can build Lemmy up so that it scratches our niche itch.

      There’s an unpopulated kayaking sub I found yesterday: https://lemmy.ml/c/kayaking (Not sure if I’m sharing that link correctly or in a way that makes it easy to navigate.)

      I posted a photo yesterday. Would be awesome to help get it off the ground!