• @[email protected]
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    2810 hours ago

    This for sure. It’s something severely lacking at Lemmy, without the large user base the small communities can’t sustain the way they do on Reddit. Lemmy serves best as a replacement for the biggest subs.

    • @[email protected]
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      310 hours ago

      I noticed I’m not even missing the small subs anymore.
      4 different meme subs about an obscure Romanian soap opera don’t improve my quality of life.

      • @[email protected]
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        76 hours ago

        Hobby subs are the big one. If your hobby is anything other than dicking around with Linux, we probably don’t have much of a community for it, if we have one at all.

        • @CandleTiger
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          65 hours ago

          Truth. RVs and sailboats are not here. But I feel confident I’d get all the discussion I need if I wanted to install Linux on my sailboat.

          • @[email protected]
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            45 hours ago

            Have you considered a Framework sailboat? They’re a little more expensive, but they’re designed with repairability in mind, and come with Linux pre-installed

      • @[email protected]
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        1510 hours ago

        Memes no, but I’ve found a lot of value in things like my hometown has a pretty active sub on Reddit which is useful for local information or subs around specific TV shows or video games bring a lot of interesting discussion or just asking questions on niche topics I’m much more likely to get an answer from a larger user base.

        • @[email protected]
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          35 hours ago

          My home town subreddit has seen at least 1 news years eve orgy organised through it, havent seen anything comparable on lemmy!

      • KingJalopy
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        110 hours ago

        In all honesty the lack of super specific and active communities on lemmy has actually improved my quality of life. I spend much, much less time scrolling and reading shit.

        • AFK BRB Chocolate
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          36 hours ago

          It’s a valid point, but it’s kind of like saying it’s great that the restaurant you’ve started going to has such a small menu compared to the old one because you’re not eating as much.