here to discover one more fediverse platform (i have a pretty active mastodon account: @[email protected]) im interested in tech, specifically linux and other foss systems, like haiku, bsd, redox etc, other foss technologies and software, new hardware, specifically risc-v hardware (tho dont have any myself yet), foss android apps (i build crdroid rom for myself). im also depressed and socially insecure and lonely. also interested in languages (but can use only two - russian and english, and understand two more - polish and ukrainian). sometimes read books and watch movies/series. study software engineering in uni (finished second year)
so, how does lemmy works? i know mastodon is hashtag and subscription based, but i dont see any hashtags here, how do i follow interesting topics and avoid ones im not interested in? how can i make my post more accessible, discoverable here?
btw jerboa is great tho has some little inconveniences
Welcome! Lemmy is organized into topics called “communities” which have different moderators and rules, but overall share a lot of culture and the same users.
Within communities, people can create topical posts and comment on posts or other comments. You can also vote up good content and down poor content, and higher rated content will be shown more prominently. If you’re familiar with Reddit, it’s a similar organizing principle.
There are lots of great apps that are quite diverse, and on multiple platforms. Be sure to check them out here!