• blackn1ght@feddit.uk
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    1 month ago

    I’ve mentioned Lemmy a few times and they seem totally blind to it. They just want a like for like platform to already be established and not willing to build anything up.

    • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org
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      1 month ago

      That’s okay. Some people will be willing to give it a try, some won’t. The main objective is that the second category at least hears about it.

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        1 month ago

        Yeah, but I do find it kind of funny that people are searching for an alternative platform because of the enshitification of Reddit, but look for a centralised service that would fall for the exact same issue that Reddit has once it got popular.

        That said I do think the concept of instances are confusing at first and add friction to get new users on board.

    • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org
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      1 month ago

      Reddit is probably the largest potential new user pool for Lemmy, due to the similarities between the two platforms.

      With 50k monthly active users, there are still a lot of communities which rely on one or two posters to keep active. For instance, TV shows are a very popular topic, we are still only one or two regular posters on !showsandmovies@lemm.ee.

      We have lost a few regular posters in the last year as well, and some others might get tired to “should into the void”.

      With 500k monthly active users, we would get a dozen regular posters on most communities.

      I dislike Reddit as much as the average Lemmy user, but if we want Lemmy to survive, we have to get more people from there to here.

      • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca
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        1 month ago

        One reason why I want more people on here is so that the third-apps can get enough support to establish the same level of polish as Apollo once had. Imagine how much further we can go with the potential of open source.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukM
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      1 month ago

      On missionary work. As long as you’ve had your vaccinations, don’t forgot the pills for malaria and don’t drink the water it is relatively safe for short periods.