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Lemmy's active user base has declined recently, while the number of posts and comments has grown. So the future looks mixed. On the topic of its limit: when Di
by kodapoda 3y ago
Lemmy's active user base has declined recently, while the number of posts and comments has grown. So the future looks mixed.
On the topic of its limit: when Digg/Reddit communities came about, the overall feeling was that people wanted to share and discuss things. There was far less polarization at early stages, which allowed for a rapid growth. Lemmy is already extremely polarized, with instances being defederated, never-ending hostile bickering in comments. This does not look like a welcoming community, and therefore is unlikely to grow into something that can compete with Reddit.
- seydor 3y agoThat's because the culture of the internet has changed. The innocence is lost from people, but i think reddit has swung completely to the other way, where people are no longer interested to debate, they are mostly looking for ways to report/ban you. It's exteremely cynical and lost its humour (unless you use /s you re most likely to be reported). It will be interesting to see how lemmy goes . For me it is imnportant that it has an infinite Overton window even if it only happens on defederated edges. Popularity and reach is not everything, but the mere existence of all opinions is important