We probably don’t want to do that. Lemmy.world already has too large a share of the Threadiverse’s user base. Centralizing around one instance is how we got the Reddit API fiasco last year and… Reddit overall.
Me and a lot of other people don’t respond positively to advertising. Actually, if I see an advertisement to buy something, or someone was bought to sponsor a company, I’m a lot less likely to buy the product.
Self-promo and just promoting stuff you personally like is different IMO. In that case, I am very much interested in what ordinary people want me to see. Hence why I’m subscribed to communities like !buyitforlife@slrpnk.net because these are humans with real opinions who aren’t just trying to make money off me.
But also…I block Internet ads, and IMO for your security everyone should be blocking Internet ads, so I’m not sure how taking out Internet ads in particular for Lemmy would be helpful.
I have not seen an ad in many years because i use ghostery. I am not talking of ads for lemmy more word of mouth. And through that way I think lemmy would get big.
We probably don’t want to do that. Lemmy.world already has too large a share of the Threadiverse’s user base. Centralizing around one instance is how we got the Reddit API fiasco last year and… Reddit overall.
Also… please no more friggin advertising lol.
how in the hell am I advertising?
Nononono you’re not advertising of course, but the comment I replied to suggested advertising Lemmy.world.
Hell yah I would advertise lemmy world I would shout it from the rooftops if it helped them out. Why wouldn’t I?
Me and a lot of other people don’t respond positively to advertising. Actually, if I see an advertisement to buy something, or someone was bought to sponsor a company, I’m a lot less likely to buy the product.
Self-promo and just promoting stuff you personally like is different IMO. In that case, I am very much interested in what ordinary people want me to see. Hence why I’m subscribed to communities like !buyitforlife@slrpnk.net because these are humans with real opinions who aren’t just trying to make money off me.
But also…I block Internet ads, and IMO for your security everyone should be blocking Internet ads, so I’m not sure how taking out Internet ads in particular for Lemmy would be helpful.
I have not seen an ad in many years because i use ghostery. I am not talking of ads for lemmy more word of mouth. And through that way I think lemmy would get big.
Okay then yeah we should definitely do that. I already have told the about three people I actually know about Lemmy.