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Since my favorite reddit app came to Lemmy I'm really keen on getting more people into the fediverse to pump up the volume of content around here. Are there any initiatives that we can assist to get folks onboard?

I had my wife join, and she likes it, but laments the slow pace of new material in the communities.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

CW: Unpopular opinion?

I've looked back at a few reddit threads, and I'm thankful most of those users aren't coming here. I'm alright with the current level of content and participation. What little there is here is still better than most of what's on r/all, and it's not like we want to attract advertisers and self-promoting accounts.

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

I agree with you, I like that it feels more cozy and there are way fewer trolls/devil's advocate types that I've run into here. And that's from my multiple different accounts that I've test drived on different instances. I personally think that lemmy is too confusing for people to settle into due to the nature of federation and such so its only gonna be people really committed to getting away from mainstream social media that will come over long term.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The discourse I've observed thus far has felt more honest, less pugnacious than on Reddit. Obviously I've seen a drop in the bucket, but anyway, it's good so far.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

For the most part, yeah. I feel like it's much better overall.

I sort by all and new when I want fresh content, and there's plenty, although it depends on how much your instance members are subbed to.

There's also https://lemmyverse.net/

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well yes, but do you want to maintain that ambience or attract more users? IMO these objectives are in conflict.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You're probably right, but ultimately I think the vast amount of niche content around so many different hobbies is the most valuable thing, even if it comes with a bit of... human toxicity.

Sadly, I just can't imagine how you get the former while really effectively suppressing the latter.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yes. I already see too much semblance of Reddit and i read this post and facepalmed.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In general, I agree with you, where the quality of posts and comments on Lenny appear to be of much higher quality than Reddit used to be. At the same time though, I miss even some of the not-so-niche big communities that were engaging and kept me addicted to Reddit - like r/formula1. The community is too small here too sustain that interest

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I understand why you feel that way. I'm finding that how I interact with Lemmy is much different than reddit. On reddit, I often felt compelled to browse and post. Here, it feels more like a conscious choice, something I do because I see it as a good use of my time.