Think about things from the point of view of someone who has never used Reddit or the fediverse, but you’ve heard about them both from recent news articles and want to see what they are about.
Reddit:- You Google Reddit and your first result is Reddit.com. You click the link and are presented with the front page. You from scroll from a few hours and end up signing up and staying.
Lemmy:- You Google Lemmy and your first result is a wiki article for Lemmy Kilmister… Your second result might be join-lemmy.org, which you’re smart enough to realise it’s probably more likely what the news is about.
You click join-lemmy.org and are presented with a page of information about the fediverse, links to set up a server and pictures of code…
There is very little chance you’re going to investigate further.
If we want the fediverse to replace Reddit then either
A) Lemmy needs to improve its initial impression and Search engine optimization
B) We should be promoting a different platform with a better initial first impression.
I’d recommend kbin personally as it gives the same sort of experience as Reddit from the initial interaction.
Eh, moderates enable the capitalists to maximize profits at the cost of human dignity. How can someone ethically purchase product in full knowledge that product was created in sweatshop conditions? How can we accept this is the way life is?
In regards to Lemmy vs Kbin, I think many people miss the point of they’re looking for the fediverse to quickly replace Reddit in the public eye. This is supposed to be a place for free discussion and sharing, without the pressure of a business looming over trying to monetize the users/contributors. The decentralized nature is a positive in this regard, and I think if the fediverse replaces reddit/Twitter, it’ll be a slow process. For now, I think it is just an alternative, and I don’t think it should react to pressure to be like Reddit. After all, one of Reddit’s main issues is that it is trying to be more like other social media platforms (tiktok in particular) rather than being true to what it was in the beginning: a forum.