Was there even a mass exodus? I largely avoid Reddit now, but I do kind of doubt that they’ve been hurt in any meaningful way by all the protests and people leaving…

  • @[email protected]
    20•1 year ago

    Maybe some are waiting for Boost or other 3rd party apps but there will likely not be a super big number coming over. Apparently doom scrolling is preferred for a large swath of Gen Zers

    Need to focus on improving these communities and being active/creative especially in building niche communities on Lemmy.

    I see so many communities created with just a link or two posted weekly by community creator. That kind of activity gives Lemmy a bad look.

    • Blaze (he/him)
      3•1 year ago

      Definitely agree on your last point. When I see a community like this, I try to report it to the admins, because indeed, it gives a bad look.

      • @astral_avocado
        10•1 year ago

        Report them? Why? How else is a community supposed to get started? It needs probably only a handful of type A people posting stuff regularly and then that brings the crowd.

        I agree it’s not a great look because we’re in the established age of the internet… but what else is there to do?

        • Blaze (he/him)
          6•1 year ago

          I guess we don’t talk about the same kind of scenario.

          You describe one where the creator did it in good faith, started posted for a bit, but isn’t that active. That’s completely fine, I agree with you.

          I am talking about people who started dozens or even hundreds of communities, just to leave them there without even posting a single thing. Looks like a power trip to me, and I could understand why newcomers might be reluctant in participating in such communities (especially if they come from Reddit)