For sure, and I genuinely don’t blame anyone. I’ve spoken a few times about the difficulty of marketing federated social media.
Also, this place feels like exactly like early Reddit, tech savvy, close-nit, united but also divided. Lemmy will get bigger, diversifying the platform, increasing it’s likeability for a wider audience.
Also, this place feels like exactly like early Reddit, tech savvy, close-nit, united but also divided.
That’s very true – and a cool thing about Lemmy. I both hope that you’re right that people will catch on and that it will retain a bit of that magic.
If there ever where a time for federated social media to catch on, I reckon it is now. Billionaire owned surveillance capitalism ought to be due for a backlash about now. And if not now, then I wonder if it ever will be.
I agree, and the inevitable enshittification is what brings people here. I’ve been here for about two years and people show no sign of leaving. Lemmy server v1.0 release on the horizon too.
Steady growth here, capitalizing on the inevitable fuckups and people will eventually see no value in Reddit.
For sure, and I genuinely don’t blame anyone. I’ve spoken a few times about the difficulty of marketing federated social media.
Also, this place feels like exactly like early Reddit, tech savvy, close-nit, united but also divided. Lemmy will get bigger, diversifying the platform, increasing it’s likeability for a wider audience.
That’s very true – and a cool thing about Lemmy. I both hope that you’re right that people will catch on and that it will retain a bit of that magic.
If there ever where a time for federated social media to catch on, I reckon it is now. Billionaire owned surveillance capitalism ought to be due for a backlash about now. And if not now, then I wonder if it ever will be.
I agree, and the inevitable enshittification is what brings people here. I’ve been here for about two years and people show no sign of leaving. Lemmy server v1.0 release on the horizon too.
Steady growth here, capitalizing on the inevitable fuckups and people will eventually see no value in Reddit.