Similar to Mastodon’s spikes last year, it seems. Anyways, there is data to think about. Source

  • SineNomineAnonymous@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    People are obsessing over numbers like bitcoiners do. Stop it.

    Of course it’s going to die down after the novelty effect has passed. Do we aim for the “fediverse” to be as big (and as toxic) as the likes of 4chan, twitter or reddit? I don’t know about you, but I’m glad it’s not the same thing.

    • scarabic@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s okay for it to die down a bit after a massive influx like we saw from Reddit.

      In the long run though, if it isn’t growing it’s dying. Lemmy is still small. If it succeeds at what it’s trying to do, it should definitely grow.

      It’s a little worrying that we can’t grow faster than the novelty-die-off rate. But not cause for alarm as yet.

    • pachrist@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s a FOMO, bigger is better, kind of thing. I think some people came here looking for a replacement, which can’t happen, instead of looking for a community, which can.

      • DulyNoted@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It’s funny that you say that. Although it’s not I guess replacing Reddit in terms of scale, the browsing experience on Lemmy and that community feeling is actually an improvement for me.

        So, I guess for me Lemmy is a more than adequate replacement. I don’t want all of Reddit here though, I think that would cause a whole lot more problems than it would solve.

      • nexussapphire@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Bigger is better, that’s why I got a big truck on big wheels and only eat corndogs whole while enjoying it a little too much.

    • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org
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      1 year ago

      I’m okay with it being smaller. I don’t think I want this to be Reddit-sized. I would like more users for sure but not that many.