Just be good to each other here. We have a chance to grow organically, let’s do it! Let’s figure out how to on board new people and make that transition to the fediverse a positive experience!
I know I sound like Chris Teager but it works.
Well… this is a few orders of magnitude smaller than any big tech social network, and will probably be that way for a long time if not forever. But still, a smaller, more caring community is better than a gigantic crowd of strangers, isn’t it?
99% of the migration crowd(maybe less) will continue to use Reddit, and that is completely fine. But hopefully, a large percentage of them will also continue to use and grow the fediverse. Most of the instances here can’t keep up with the massive influx from a server and moderation standpoint, so a slow steady stream of people checking it out and setting up homes is a good thing.
You make good point. Even if many people go back to reddit post blackout it still is a win. I think even if lemmy’s traffic drops down to “pre-API debacle” levels, there’s a key difference between then and now namey that people now know lemmy exists. They are not beholden to reddit. I think reddit, inc would be more careful about pissing off their users now that lemmy jas gotten a significant mindshare.
I have been pretty fed up with Reddit for years but never got to the point where I felt the need to shop for a replacement. I started looking before most, but I 100% found Lemmy and learned of the fediverse as a result of Reddits API announcement. I imagine that is the case with the vast majority of new users. It may not be what everyone is looking for but it’s good to know there is a viable competitor, even if you’re not ready to switch. I personally am, but everyone is at different comfort levels.
But still, a smaller, more caring community is better than a gigantic crowd of strangers, isn’t it?
I think it depends on what you’re after. I like to bullshit, but mainly I’m looking up product reviews from real people instead of professional reviewers, how to do some niche crap in one of my million hobbies, and getting technical info. Speaking only for myself a big ol’ group is better.
For someone who wants to build and participate in community, make connections with folks who share the same interests, and talk to the same folks all the time a small and caring community is going to be much better.
With all that nonsense being said, I’m not going to be upset no matter how it turns out. I’ll hang out, talk about drinking and whatever food I want to make, and try to find my answers here first.
People want a deluge of content, but I think it is nice right now. The vibe is chatty, everything is new and exciting. We are negotiating how to do things differently than what we are leaving behind, and trying hard to leave the negativity and baggage that made interaction miserable.
The community will grow. Let’s not be too impatient, because if we are lucky this will be very successful. Honestly it is nice right now.
