Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn’t the thing that makes a social media site, it’s the engagement
So even if you’re used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!
If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they’re more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they’ll just go back to reddit
Isn’t that the point of the whole communities structure though? That you have some common topic to talk about, rather than just exchanging small-talk?
For me, the people I’d talk to on Reddit were mostly internet strangers anyway, so my mindset is that this place is no different :) Different website, but still just fellow human beings at the end of the day.
Sure. The problem I have is not that. But part of that yes. I don’t have my kdramas subreddit here or my Xianxia sub to talk shit about Chinese fantasy martial arts novels. I don’t think the niches will reach here any time soon. I only have the big subs I never participated in anyway to talk about meta stuff, photos, videos, news and normie memes. It’s okay though. I always find something interesting to browse and comment on. It’s more of a difficulty than an impossibility.