• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Hey, Don, I know you’re excited and all, and I do appreciate that, but Lemmy isn’t going to turn into Reddit overnight.

    I’ve been here for only over a year, and I’ve seen growth, but it’s going to take a while (possibly never) for us to see Reddit size activity.

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      2 months ago

      Don’t know you dude or dudeette but we can try to be what reddit first started as and what now it should be. It would be nice to show them compition to show their way is not working and ours are.

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        2 months ago

        I get you, and I don’t disagree, but sharing more actual content and less questions and comments about the lack of content, is much more likely to keep users here.

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        2 months ago

        This is what Reddit was like in the early days, too. It’s better here because, with a smaller user base, you end up seeing a lot of the same people over and over again.

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            2 months ago

            Yeah, definitely. I agree with you. I just wanted to point out that when Reddit first started, it was primarily a forum for programmers and, to a lesser extent, Linux users. Memes and niche communities emerged after the Digg exodus.

            Edit: Meaning, we might not have the user count to match Reddit in terms of quality, but I still think we should try. Another API change could cause another influx of users.