Hello! A lot of people are discussing the recent Reddit changes (I’m also a Reddit refugee), but I think there are some reasons why a mass exodus from Reddit won’t be good for Lemmy:

  • servers would crash The reddit “hivemind” would move to Lemmy The shitty jokes would continue here
  • just check r/redditmoment. Do you want that to become c/lemmymoment?
  • right now the community here is big enough that there are enough posts to keep us entertained, but small enough to get to interact multiple times with the same people and not get drowned in a sea of posts/comments The Lemmy community rn is also formed of at least mildly tech-savvy people (that could figure out the whole instances thing), that isn’t the case for Reddit

As some people mentioned, many people will just forget what happened after the blackout (unless it becomes permanent), so a mass exodus also seems unlikely.

What do you think about this?

EDIT: I’m not talking about denying every Reddit application, I just hope the annoying redditors go back into their hole, just like @JTurtle said.

  • Butterbee (She/Her)@beehaw.orgEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    So one of the defenses we have against this is the federated nature of lemmy. It’s not “Lemmy” that you join. It’s an instance run by some people you hopefully have found to align with your values. That instance does not need to grow large on its own for the whole network to be strong and you can maintain moderation in the instance by limiting then number of members joining. This doesn’t weaken Lemmy, there are other instances that denied applicants can go to and they can all interact. Think of it like a bus service where if one bus is too full, you can just catch the next one. Except the next bus is already there waiting for you. It may just be enough of a disruption to stop a hivemind from moving in and taking over entirely, especially if instances are founded on a strong sense of culture. Beehaw certainly has its own culture compared to other instances and that’s a great thing to hold on to when lot’s of people show up and want things to work here exactly how they worked elsewhere.

      • jay@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        it is happening. I’m a 12 year veteran of reddit who only stuck to hobby and niche subreddits. I have been disenfranchised by what reddit has become and the api mess has only expedited an eventual departure.

        beehaw and lemmy as a whole vía the beta iOS app has given me a lot of comfort as I look forward to finding new places to learn, contribute, and connect on the internet.