I think the biggest problem with this place ever becoming active is the different instances not staying in sync. On lemmy.ml where I created it I’m seeing 28 subscribers, 3 posts and 5 comments. Other instances are showing 5 subscribers, 3 posts and 3 comments and then there’s instances where I can’t find this place at all.
I’ve also sent PMs that either never send or never get read. How or why would people want to talk here when the experience is so inconsistent?
It’s much like when the internet was new. You couldn’t find anything and people said it was a stupid waste of time. It eventually got better. I’m hoping with the huge influx of users that the improvements will come much quicker.
The biggest problem I’ve seen is people posting from your instance aren’t even getting the replies from the main one synced. Viewing the thread there shows 3 or 4 posts while there’s at least 10 and who knows if there’s any missing from other instances.