Lemmy is booming

I have never before received so many reactions and comments on my Lemmy posts before, so it’s obvious to see, that there are many new members here.
Welcome to all the new! And I’m looking forward to see more of you here.
Cheers!

  • goddard_guryon@lemmy.ml
    23·
    2 years ago

    As one of the emigredditors, hell yeah! Personally though, I’m still testing the waters and making myself more comfortable here; it’s eerily quiet here as compared to reddit, but I hope it’s just a matter of time :)

    • that_one_guy@lemmy.ml
      13·
      2 years ago

      Yes there’s definitely a need for more users to really make things take off, but I believe that’s a matter of time, assuming reddit doesn’t take a fairly large change of course in the near future. Got to say, it feels a lot more friendly than reddit has lately.

      • goddard_guryon@lemmy.ml
        9·
        2 years ago

        Definitely, especially as someone who always felt a little reserved while writing comments in large subs, talking in a smaller community feels a little more welcoming (・ω<) I’m not too hopeful about reddit’s decision making either, even though I see a lot of subs planning a strike in protest to their latest policy

        • SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml
          13·
          2 years ago

          Problem is, reddit has been undergoing an enshittification for nearly a decade. This is just the culmination.

          • Nechesh@beehaw.org
            5·
            2 years ago

            Yes it’s been declining for quite some time. There’s new good things in smaller subs too, but the “all” feed and most popular ones have become unbearable.

            • SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml
              3·
              2 years ago

              The problem with reddit comes from the top. The APIocolypse is just the latest symptom of core degradation. There’s also the rampant abuse of power by mods on some of the most popular subs, the far right/fascists and homophobic/transphobic rhetoric going unpunished by a lot of mods but then coming down on the people who push back against it, the massive influx of bot activity etc etc etc.

              Reddit, while being more popular than ever, is now a rotten husk of the beautiful dream it used to be…