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> My current ideal situation would be that everyone and their mothers would have these two options on the internet: > * Able to establish a small online commun

> My current ideal situation would be that everyone and their mothers would have these two options on the internet: > * Able to establish a small online community of their own and other people can join it. > * Able to find and join an existing online community. > The goal would be that barriers to at least one of these is very low. The problem is these two goals are fundamentally at odds. You can either have a small community, or you can have a community that’s easily discoverable. If anyone on the internet can easily find and join your small community it won’t stay small for very long, no matter how niche it is.

ece 4y ago
Small and large seem relative. Lots of subreddits stay small and don't grow very fast because of their niche. They also manage to keep contributions at high levels, and figure out what works for amplification and moderation. Rules like no going to the original subreddit and commenting on it's linked post, or specifically calling out what disinformation is seems really only possible on smaller scales, and helpful too. Larger subreddits seem to require having a lighter side to keep things in check.