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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] 103 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Artificial engagement only gets you so far.

I only say something when I have something to say. If I don't, then it becomes a chore.

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I try to say it when I have something to say though. I didn't always bother on Reddit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Mostly this

On Reddit I usually didn't comment anything, even if I had something to say. I do comment here, and a big part is that more people actually engage here.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, right. The poison. The poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco's poison.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Sudden, but appreciated reference to The Emperor's New Groove.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

To add to this, artificial engagement is disingenuous. It's akin to corporate-owned comment sections inviting people to "speak their mind" which, of course, no one does.

It's a balance that should be kept: being willing to contribute, but not feeling forced to contribute. Quality begets quality, and if we compromise on quality chasing quantity, we would end up copying the worst of Reddit.

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

Yeah, don't just post for the sake of posting. Find something you're interested in and try to be active there. If a community doesn't exist, make one!

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

This is daunting. I don't want to make one. I have a full-time job and a house to take care of. I haven't had a day off in over a month. I'm not set up to moderate a community. I'm not even set up to vet moderators. People say this on Lemmy all the time like it's the easiest thing in the world. It's not for everyone.

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

That's just the state that Lemmy is in right now. It's not a massive community like Reddit is. It's not easy! It's very time consuming, and probably not a very rewarding experience. However, if you want to use Lemmy that's probably the best solution. Either that or come back when it's a more mature software. You would have had a similar experience in the early days of Reddit.